diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 354bc8cbee..2eafcfc0a1 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ else()
   message(WARNING "BUILD_PREFIX: $ENV{BUILD_PREFIX}")
   file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/try_cufile.cpp" "#include <cufile.h>\nint main() { return 0; }\n")
   try_compile(_try_cufile SOURCES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/try_cufile.cpp")
-  message(STATUS "${_try_cufile}")
+  message(STATUS "try_compile() result: ${_try_cufile}")
   file(READ "${_cufile_root}/include/cufile.h" CUFILE_H_STR)
   string(FIND "${CUFILE_H_STR}" "cuFileBatchIOSetUp" cuFileBatchIOSetUp_location)
   if(cuFileBatchIOSetUp_location EQUAL "-1")