diff --git a/Makefile.generating b/Makefile.generating
index 72bb05086dc3d74f22384335468404f96e6f1d1d..1b3a85d837c0fd69ed24b35fbc5f958824ae5eae 100644
--- a/Makefile.generating
+++ b/Makefile.generating
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ endif
 .PHONY:merlin
 .merlin merlin: share/Makefile.config Makefile.generating
 #create Merlin file
+	$(PRINT_MAKING) $@
 	echo "FLG -c $(FLAGS) $(FRAMAC_USER_MERLIN_FLAGS)" > .merlin
 	for PKG in $(LIBRARY_NAMES); do echo PKG $$PKG >> .merlin; done
 	for PKG in $(LIBRARY_NAMES_GUI); do echo PKG $$PKG >> .merlin; done