diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3bd5aea..c9e8c3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,19 +101,24 @@ QEMU_ALIAS := qemu
 GCC_ALIAS := gcc
 
 $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $@
+	@mkdir -p $@
 
 $(QEMU_TARPATH): $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
-	curl -# -L -o $@ $(QEMU_URL)
+	@echo "Fetching qemu-riscv-xpack: v$(QEMU_VER)"
+	@curl -# -L -o $@ $(QEMU_URL)
 
 $(GCC_TARPATH): $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
-	curl -# -L -o $@ $(GCC_URL)
+	@echo "Fetching riscv-none-elf-gcc-xpack: v$(GCC_VER)"
+	@curl -# -L -o $@ $(GCC_URL)
 
 get_toolchain: $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) $(GCC_TARPATH) $(QEMU_TARPATH)
-	cd toolchain && tar xf $(QEMU_TARBALL)
-	cd toolchain && tar xf $(GCC_TARBALL)
-	cd $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) && ln -sfn $(QEMU_SYM_DIR) $(QEMU_ALIAS)
-	cd $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) && ln -sfn $(GCC_SYM_DIR)  $(GCC_ALIAS)
+	@echo "Unpacking qemu..."
+	@cd toolchain && tar xf $(QEMU_TARBALL)
+	@echo "Unpacking gcc..."
+	@cd toolchain && tar xf $(GCC_TARBALL)
+	@cd $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) && ln -sfn $(QEMU_SYM_DIR) $(QEMU_ALIAS)
+	@cd $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) && ln -sfn $(GCC_SYM_DIR)  $(GCC_ALIAS)
+	@echo "Toolchain in place, ready to make!"
 
 distclean: clean
 	rm -rf $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)