diff --git a/src/engine/execnt.c b/src/engine/execnt.c
index cdf239f09..fe2540e09 100644
--- a/src/engine/execnt.c
+++ b/src/engine/execnt.c
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@ void exec_cmd
         string_new( &cmdtab[ slot ].buffer_out );
         string_new( &cmdtab[ slot ].buffer_err );
 
+        if ( DEBUG_EXECCMD )
+            printf( "Command string to be sent to CreateProcessA(): '%s'\n",
+                cmd.value );
+
         /* Run the command by creating a sub-process for it. */
         if (
             ! CreateProcessA(