diff --git a/auto/make b/auto/make
index d14bf6174..27f71ecdc 100644
--- a/auto/make
+++ b/auto/make
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) Igor Sysoev
 
 
+echo "creating $NGX_MAKEFILE"
+
 mkdir -p $NGX_OBJS/src/core $NGX_OBJS/src/event $NGX_OBJS/src/event/modules \
          $NGX_OBJS/src/os/unix $NGX_OBJS/src/os/win32 \
          $NGX_OBJS/src/http $NGX_OBJS/src/http/modules \