diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc
index 7787762b43..1fa07f9a7a 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ junit.xml:
 	echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><testsuite>' > $@.tmp
 	for i in $(filter-out %.old,$(wildcard configs/*)); do \
 		$(MAKE) clean; \
+		echo "Building libpayload for $$i"; \
 		cp "$$i" junit_config; \
 		$(MAKE) olddefconfig DOTCONFIG=junit_config V=$(V) Q=$(Q) 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; \
 		echo "<testcase classname='libpayload' name='$$i'>" >> $@.tmp; \
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ junit.xml:
 		echo "</testcase>" >> $@.tmp; \
 	done
 	echo "</testsuite>" >> $@.tmp
+	echo "libpayload build complete, test results in $@"
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 test-configs:
diff --git a/util/testing/Makefile.inc b/util/testing/Makefile.inc
index 2b98730275..80e29efc83 100644
--- a/util/testing/Makefile.inc
+++ b/util/testing/Makefile.inc
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ what-jenkins-does:
 	util/lint/lint lint-extended --junit
 	util/abuild/abuild -B -J $(if $(V),-v,) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,-y) -c $(CPUS) -z -p $(JENKINS_PAYLOAD) -x -X $(top)/abuild-chromeos.xml
 	util/abuild/abuild -B -J $(if $(V),-v,) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,-y) -c $(CPUS) -z -p $(JENKINS_PAYLOAD)
-	(cd payloads/libpayload; unset COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR; $(MAKE) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,CONFIG_LP_CCACHE=y) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) junit.xml)
 	$(foreach tool, $(TOOLLIST), $(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR="util/$(tool)" BLD="$(tool)" MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET= junit.xml; )
 	unset COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR;$(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR=payloads/nvramcui BLD=nvramcui MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET=all junit.xml
 	unset COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR;$(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR=payloads/coreinfo BLD=coreinfo MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET=defaultbuild junit.xml
+	(cd payloads/libpayload; unset COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR; $(MAKE) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,CONFIG_LP_CCACHE=y) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) junit.xml)
 	$(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR=util/romcc BLD=romcc MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET=test junit.xml
 	$(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR=src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/lp0 BLD=tegra124_lp0 MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET=all junit.xml
 	$(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR=src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/lp0 BLD=tegra120_lp0 MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET=all junit.xml