diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 8b64d1d1..3cd7eb48 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ define increase_build_number
 		$(check_cvs_sync) ;\
 	fi ;\
 	if [ "$(LAST_RPM_VERSION)" != $(RPM_VERSION) ]; then \
+		echo "+ no need to increase build number of $(RPM_VERSION), last rpm has $(LAST_RPM_VERSION)" ;\ 
 		exit 0 ;\
 	fi ;\
+	echo -n "+ increasing build number to " ;\
 	echo $(MAJOR_MINOR_RELEASE)-$(shell expr $(BUILD_NUMBER) + 1)-dev | tee VERSION ;\
 	echo $(HASH) > HASH ;\
 	if ! grep -q HASH CVS/Entries; then \