diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 55007410..f8697def 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ message(STATUS "Internal miniwin:       ${ISLE_MINIWIN}")
 message(STATUS "Isle debugging:         ${ISLE_DEBUG}")
 message(STATUS "Compile shaders:        ${ISLE_COMPILE_SHADERS}")
 
+message(STATUS "Fetching SDL3, please wait...")
+
 if (DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES)
     # FetchContent downloads and configures dependencies
     include(FetchContent)