diff --git a/kernel.sh b/kernel.sh
index f6cc86a..5fe2e4c 100644
--- a/kernel.sh
+++ b/kernel.sh
@@ -1260,6 +1260,13 @@ doCompile() {
     fi
 
     doEchoStep "Compilation time... Be patient!"
+
+    if [ "$CLANG" == "1" ]; then
+        doEchoStep "Compiler: CLANG"
+    else
+        doEchoStep "Compiler: GCC"
+    fi
+
     # export MAKEFLAGS="-j$((NPROC + 1)) -l${NPROC} -Werror=maybe-uninitialized -Werror=nonnull -Wno-maybe-uninitialized -Wno-uninitialized -Wno-free-nonheap-object -Wno-nonnull"
     export MAKEFLAGS="-j$((NPROC + 1)) -l${NPROC} -Wno-error"
     export CFLAGS="-march=${ARCH} -O${GCCO} -flto -pipe -msse -msse2 -msse3 -mmmx"