diff --git a/usr.bin/make/compat.c b/usr.bin/make/compat.c
index ed5348e3c5ca..1c6966541cd2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/compat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/compat.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: compat.c,v 1.47 2003/08/07 11:14:48 agc Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: compat.c,v 1.48 2003/09/02 12:17:40 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef MAKE_BOOTSTRAP
-static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: compat.c,v 1.47 2003/08/07 11:14:48 agc Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: compat.c,v 1.48 2003/09/02 12:17:40 lukem Exp $";
 #else
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)compat.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/19/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: compat.c,v 1.47 2003/08/07 11:14:48 agc Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: compat.c,v 1.48 2003/09/02 12:17:40 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 #endif
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ CompatRunCommand(ClientData cmdp, ClientData gnp)
 	    } else if (WIFEXITED(reason)) {
 		status = WEXITSTATUS(reason);		/* exited */
 		if (status != 0) {
+		    printf ("\n*** Command failed: %s\n", cmd);
 		    printf ("*** Error code %d", status);
 		}
 	    } else {