diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationTasksImpl.groovy b/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationTasksImpl.groovy
index f21cc2a798e3..81050a164483 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationTasksImpl.groovy
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationTasksImpl.groovy
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CompilationTasksImpl extends CompilationTasks {
     ensureKotlinCompilerAddedToClassPath()
 
     context.projectBuilder.cleanOutput()
+    context.messages.progress("Compiling project")
     try {
       if (moduleNames == null) {
         if (includingTestsInModules == null) {