diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index c9a1ad78c6..5fb655a5ef 100755
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set ANT_HOME=tools\antipede
 set OLD_CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%
 for %%i in (.\lib\endorsed\*.jar) do call appendcp.bat %%i
 
+echo Using classpath: "%CLASSPATH%"
 call %ANT_HOME%\bin\ant -emacs %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
 
 set ANT_HOME=%OLD_ANT_HOME%
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 579132d708..9080a8cf98 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ unset CLASSPATH
 CLASSPATH="`echo ./lib/endorsed/*.jar | tr ' ' $S`"
 export CLASSPATH
 
+echo Using classpath: \"$CLASSPATH\"
 $PWD/./tools/antipede/bin/ant -emacs $@ 
 
 unset CLASSPATH