diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66dbb7296..87abb4d28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ SRC+=$(CNTK_SRC)
 $(CNTK): $(CNTK_OBJ) | $(CNTKMATH_LIB) $(MULTIVERSO_LIB)
 	@echo $(SEPARATOR)
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ls -al $(BUILD_TOP)
 	@echo building output for $(ARCH) with build type $(BUILDTYPE)
 	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(patsubst %,-L%, $(LIBDIR) $(LIBPATH) $(GDK_NVML_LIB_PATH)) $(patsubst %,$(RPATH)%, $(ORIGINLIBDIR) $(LIBPATH)) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) -l$(CNTKMATH) -l$(MULTIVERSO) -fopenmp