diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec941547..b23a9970 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ if (USE_BACKWARD)
   if (WIN32 AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
     list(APPEND DEPENDENCIES_LIBRARIES dbghelp psapi)
   endif()
+  message(STATUS "Using backward-cpp")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Not using backward-cpp")
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_GUI)