diff --git a/compiler/assemble.pas b/compiler/assemble.pas
index a111039a59..1b9cf3766d 100644
--- a/compiler/assemble.pas
+++ b/compiler/assemble.pas
@@ -634,6 +634,9 @@ Implementation
             end
            else
              Message1(exec_i_assembling_pipe,owner.AsmFileName);
+           if checkverbosity(V_Executable) then
+             comment(V_Executable,'Executing "'+maybequoted(owner.FindAssembler)+'" with command line "'+
+               owner.MakeCmdLine+'"');
            POpen(outfile,maybequoted(owner.FindAssembler)+' '+owner.MakeCmdLine,'W');
          end
         else