diff --git a/meta/classes-global/staging.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/staging.bbclass
index cf1e4600fd..ab3e1d71b5 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/staging.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/staging.bbclass
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def staging_populate_sysroot_dir(targetsysroot, nativesysroot, native, d):
 
     staging_processfixme(fixme, targetdir, targetsysroot, nativesysroot, d)
     for p in postinsts:
-        subprocess.check_output(p, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        bb.note("Running postinst {}, output:\n{}".format(p, subprocess.check_output(p, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)))
 
 #
 # Manifests here are complicated. The main sysroot area has the unpacked sstate
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ python extend_recipe_sysroot() {
         staging_processfixme(fixme[f], f, recipesysroot, recipesysrootnative, d)
 
     for p in postinsts:
-        subprocess.check_output(p, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        bb.note("Running postinst {}, output:\n{}".format(p, subprocess.check_output(p, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)))
 
     for dep in manifests:
         c = setscenedeps[dep][0]