diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
index 9d8df960d23..5246d67c37b 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ macro(qt_build_repo_impl_examples)
     if(QT_BUILD_EXAMPLES
             AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/CMakeLists.txt"
             AND NOT QT_BUILD_STANDALONE_TESTS)
+        message(STATUS "Configuring examples.")
         add_subdirectory(examples)
     endif()
 endmacro()