diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
index 3fabc451b4d90a4048a55a93f7890b099ef0747c..f3c354497fc9460e59bce0d4a4c85ebbf71c3fed 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ symlinkBuiltPackage verbosity mkSourceBinDir destDir (pkg, components) =
 -- | Symlink a specific exe.
 symlinkBuiltExe :: Verbosity -> FilePath -> FilePath -> UnqualComponentName -> IO Bool
 symlinkBuiltExe verbosity sourceDir destDir exe = do
-  notice verbosity $ "Symlinking " ++ unUnqualComponentName exe
+  notice verbosity $ "Symlinking " ++ prettyShow exe
   symlinkBinary
     destDir
     sourceDir