diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 91c32ffe1b..e76d890f69 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_COVERAGE),y)
 ramstage-c-ccopts += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 endif
 ifneq ($(UPDATED_SUBMODULES),1)
+$(info Updating git submodules.)
 # try to fetch non-optional submodules if the source is under git
 forgetthis:=$(if $(GIT),$(shell git submodule update --init $(quiet_errors)))
 # Checkout Cmocka repository