diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile
index f4399c701b77957d01d93fa7ada889bd6d47e443..18c6e915d69b84260a43b979b28e5058c60a193a 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ cmd_image = $(obj)/tools/build $(BUILDFLAGS) $(obj)/bootsect $(obj)/setup \
 $(obj)/bzImage: $(obj)/bootsect $(obj)/setup \
 			      $(obj)/vmlinux.bin $(obj)/tools/build FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,image)
-	@echo 'Kernel: $@ is ready'
+	@echo 'Kernel: $@ is ready' ' (#'`cat .version`')'
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)