diff --git a/cmake/AwsSIMD.cmake b/cmake/AwsSIMD.cmake
index 753e53397..15ee3fb77 100644
--- a/cmake/AwsSIMD.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AwsSIMD.cmake
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ else()
     else()
         set(AWS_ARMv8_1_FLAG "-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto")
     endif()
+    message(STATUS "armv8 flag: ${AWS_ARMv8_1_FLAG}")
     set(WERROR_FLAG "-Werror")
 endif()