diff --git a/core/linux/PKGBUILD b/core/linux/PKGBUILD
index 6392c560c..cb972d758 100644
--- a/core/linux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux/PKGBUILD
@@ -58,30 +58,33 @@ md5sums=('8d43453f8159b2332ad410b19d86a931'
 
 
 build() {
+msg "Patches:"
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  # add upstream patch
+msg2 "Add upstream patch"
   patch -p1 -i "${srcdir}/patch-${pkgver}"
 
-  #Add the pci-e patch backported from 3.6.10 for kirkwoods
+msg2 "Add the pci-e patch backported from 3.6.10 for kirkwoods"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/pciefix.patch"
 
-  # Add the USB_QUIRK_RESET_RESUME for several webcams
+msg2 "Add the USB_QUIRK_RESET_RESUME for several webcams"
   # FS#26528
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/usb-add-reset-resume-quirk-for-several-webcams.patch"
 
-  # Add Arch Linux ARM patch for ARMv5te plug computers, requested additional support, mach-types
+msg2 "Add Arch Linux ARM patch for ARMv5te plug computers,"
+msg2 " requested additional support, mach-types"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/archlinuxarm.patch"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/support.patch"
   cp "${srcdir}/mach-types" arch/arm/tools
 
-  #Add BFQ I/O scheduler patches
+msg2 "Add BFQ I/O scheduler patches"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0001-block-prepare-I-O-context-code-for-BFQ-${bfqver}-for-${_basekernel}.patch"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0002-block-cgroups-kconfig-build-bits-for-BFQ-${bfqver}-${_basekernel}.patch"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0003-block-introduce-the-BFQ-${bfqver}-I-O-sched-for-${_basekernel}.patch"
+msg2 "Fix a possible BFQ bug"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0001-block-bfq-attempt-to-fix-use-after-free-which-2.6.38-to-3.2.0.patch"
 
-  # Add AUFS3 patches
+msg2 "Add AUFS3 patches"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/aufs3-kbuild.patch"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/aufs3-base.patch"
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/aufs3-standalone.patch"
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ build() {
   # add latest fixes from stable queue, if needed
   # http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git
 
-  # set DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL to 4 (same value as the 'quiet' kernel param)
+msg2 "Set DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL to 4 (same value as the 'quiet' kernel param)"
   # remove this when a Kconfig knob is made available by upstream
   # (relevant patch sent upstream: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/7/26/227)
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/change-default-console-loglevel.patch"
@@ -126,10 +129,10 @@ build() {
 
   #yes "" | make config
 
-  # build!
+msg "Building!"
   make ${MAKEFLAGS} uImage modules
 
-  # build cryptodev module
+msg "Building cryptodev module"
   cd "${srcdir}/cryptodev-linux-${cryptover}"
   make KERNEL_DIR="${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 }