diff --git a/Cabal/tests/PackageTests.hs b/Cabal/tests/PackageTests.hs
index a8f7f058a0589c93138fb70d52b7f342a0fb907c..7e725c78608d1141c0ac3372a88a5fb3084b1787 100644
--- a/Cabal/tests/PackageTests.hs
+++ b/Cabal/tests/PackageTests.hs
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ main = do
     putStrLn $ "Using haddock: " ++ haddockPath
     setCurrentDirectory "tests"
     -- Create a shared Setup executable to speed up Simple tests
+    putStrLn $ "Building shared ./Setup executable"
     compileSetup config "."
     defaultMain $ testGroup "Package Tests"
       (tests config cabalVersion)