diff --git a/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.pl b/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.pl
index 7f0dc15836b..27c923a279a 100644
--- a/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.pl
+++ b/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.pl
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ my $defaultEntry = int(get("default"));
 
 die "unsupported GRUB version\n" if $grubVersion != 1 && $grubVersion != 2;
 
+print STDERR "updating GRUB $grubVersion menu...\n";
+
 mkpath("/boot/grub", 0, 0700);