diff --git a/Mk/plugins.mk b/Mk/plugins.mk
index fb2b99054..e8b18b7e4 100644
--- a/Mk/plugins.mk
+++ b/Mk/plugins.mk
@@ -224,8 +224,13 @@ package: check
 .for DEP in ${PLUGIN_DEPENDS}
 	@if ! ${PKG} info ${DEP} > /dev/null; then ${PKG} install -yA ${DEP}; fi
 .endfor
+	@echo -n ">>> Generating metadata for ${PLUGIN_PKGNAME}-${PLUGIN_PKGVERSION}..."
 	@${MAKE} DESTDIR=${WRKSRC} FLAVOUR=${FLAVOUR} metadata
+	@echo " done"
+	@echo -n ">>> Installing files for ${PLUGIN_PKGNAME}-${PLUGIN_PKGVERSION}..."
 	@${MAKE} DESTDIR=${WRKSRC} FLAVOUR=${FLAVOUR} install
+	@echo " done"
+	@echo ">>> Packaging files for ${PLUGIN_PKGNAME}-${PLUGIN_PKGVERSION}:"
 	@${PKG} create -v -m ${WRKSRC} -r ${WRKSRC} \
 	    -p ${WRKSRC}/plist -o ${PKGDIR}