diff --git a/scripts/build_nim.sh b/scripts/build_nim.sh
index 890c1923c..928cd520b 100644
--- a/scripts/build_nim.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_nim.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ nim_needs_rebuilding() {
 	popd >/dev/null
 
   if [[ ! -d "$NIMBLE_DIR" ]]; then
+    echo "Downloading Nimble sources..."
   	mkdir -p "$NIMBLE_DIR"
   	pushd "$NIMBLE_DIR"
   	git clone https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble.git .