diff --git a/shell/linux/Makefile b/shell/linux/Makefile
index 5d0e5b0c7..4ef6e660d 100644
--- a/shell/linux/Makefile
+++ b/shell/linux/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ifeq (,$(ARCH))
     ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
 endif
 
+$(info Building arch: $(ARCH))
 ifeq ($(ARCH), $(filter $(ARCH), i386 i686))
     X86_REC := 1
     MFLAGS += -m32