diff --git a/eclass/vcs-snapshot.eclass b/eclass/vcs-snapshot.eclass
index 2e734c509d1a2..312e9a4611e15 100644
--- a/eclass/vcs-snapshot.eclass
+++ b/eclass/vcs-snapshot.eclass
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ vcs-snapshot_src_unpack() {
 				# fine? i.e. if the tarball has actually a parent dir.
 				mkdir "${destdir}" || die
 				# -o (--no-same-owner) to avoid restoring original owner
+				einfo "Unpacking ${f}"
 				tar -C "${destdir}" -x -o --strip-components 1 \
 					-f "${DISTDIR}/${f}" || die
 				;;