diff --git a/general.sh b/general.sh
index 09c252d1c8..888a49b4a0 100644
--- a/general.sh
+++ b/general.sh
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ prepare_host() {
 	if [[ $NO_APT_CACHER != yes ]]; then hostdeps="$hostdeps apt-cacher-ng"; fi
 
 	local codename=$(lsb_release -sc)
+	display_alert "Build host OS release" "${codename:-(unknown)}" "info"
 	if [[ -z $codename || "trusty wily xenial" != *"$codename"* ]]; then
 		display_alert "Host system support was not tested" "${codename:-(unknown)}" "wrn"
 		echo -e "Press \e[0;33m<Ctrl-C>\x1B[0m to abort compilation, \e[0;33m<Enter>\x1B[0m to ignore and continue"