diff --git a/src/bootstrap/check.rs b/src/bootstrap/check.rs
index ecca12108b6..f65b2b2c79f 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/check.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/check.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
             .arg(builder.src.join(format!("compiler/rustc_codegen_{}/Cargo.toml", backend)));
         rustc_cargo_env(builder, &mut cargo, target);
 
+        builder.info(&format!(
+            "Checking {} artifacts ({} -> {})",
+            backend, &compiler.host.triple, target.triple
+        ));
+
         run_cargo(
             builder,
             cargo,