diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5b08c9a..6792cd6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ _LDFLAGS = %s
 	printf '\n# begin generated dependencies\n'
 	i=1
 	for obj in $objs; do
-		"$dc" -o- -makedeps \
-			  "$(printf '%s' "$srcs" | awk '{print $'"$i"'}')"
+		src="$(printf '%s' "$srcs" | awk '{print $'"$i"'}')"
+		[ -t 2 ] && printf ' (MK) %s        \r' "$src" 1>&2
+		"$dc" -o- -makedeps "$src"
 		i="$((i + 1))"
 	done
 	unset i