diff --git a/nmap-update/nmap-update.c b/nmap-update/nmap-update.c
index 5aeab1bf2..9611a20da 100644
--- a/nmap-update/nmap-update.c
+++ b/nmap-update/nmap-update.c
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ static int read_config_file(const char *conf_filename)
 	struct config_entry entry;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (options.verbose)
+		printf("Trying to open configuration file %s.\n", conf_filename);
+
 	errno = 0;
 	if (config_parser_open(conf_filename, &cp) == -1) {
 		if (options.verbose)