diff --git a/config/llvm.m4 b/config/llvm.m4
index 3a75cd8b4d..21d8cd4f90 100644
--- a/config/llvm.m4
+++ b/config/llvm.m4
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([PGAC_LLVM_SUPPORT],
   if echo $pgac_llvm_version | $AWK -F '.' '{ if ([$]1 >= 4 || ([$]1 == 3 && [$]2 >= 9)) exit 1; else exit 0;}';then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([$LLVM_CONFIG version is $pgac_llvm_version but at least 3.9 is required])
   fi
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([using llvm $pgac_llvm_version])
 
   # need clang to create some bitcode files
   AC_ARG_VAR(CLANG, [path to clang compiler to generate bitcode])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 57607d79df..ffe1d82f06 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5092,6 +5092,8 @@ fi
   if echo $pgac_llvm_version | $AWK -F '.' '{ if ($1 >= 4 || ($1 == 3 && $2 >= 9)) exit 1; else exit 0;}';then
     as_fn_error $? "$LLVM_CONFIG version is $pgac_llvm_version but at least 3.9 is required" "$LINENO" 5
   fi
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: using llvm $pgac_llvm_version" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: using llvm $pgac_llvm_version" >&6;}
 
   # need clang to create some bitcode files