diff --git a/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs b/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
index 570b11dce05d38e7e65319303aa7030dadae26cf..a281457348ca0a1c528448b1003bae69cfe3ddeb 100644
--- a/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
+++ b/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ configure (pkg_descr0, pbi) cfg
         unless (isAbsolute (prefix dirs)) $ die $
             "expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: " ++ prefix dirs
 
+        info verbosity $ "Using " ++ display currentCabalId
+                      ++ " compiled by " ++ display currentCompilerId
         info verbosity $ "Using compiler: " ++ showCompilerId comp
         info verbosity $ "Using install prefix: " ++ prefix dirs