diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index 39670131c5..20bc9e0f1f 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ install_pkg_with_binpkg()
 {
 	local pkgpattern="$1"
 
-	msg_normal "Installing binary pkg: $pkgpattern\n"
+	msg_normal "'$pkgname': installing dependency '$pkgpattern'\n"
 	${fakeroot_cmd} ${fakeroot_cmd_args} ${XBPS_BIN_CMD} \
 		-Ay install \""$pkgpattern\""
 	return $?