diff --git a/certmanager/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/certmanager/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index fc51483e..6148f056 100644
--- a/certmanager/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/certmanager/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #################################################
 
 # get MAX_CMD_LENGTH
+message( STATUS "Checking for maximum argument length" )
 execute_process(
   COMMAND getconf ARG_MAX
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE MAX_CMD_LENGTH
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ if( _result )
   tde_message_fatal( "Unable to run getconf!\n MAX_CMD_LENGTH cannot be determined." )
 endif()
 math( EXPR MAX_CMD_LENGTH "(${MAX_CMD_LENGTH} / 4) * 3" )
+message( STATUS "  found ${MAX_CMD_LENGTH}" )
 set( MAX_CMD_LENGTH ${MAX_CMD_LENGTH} CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )