diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index dfa5277715..18ad8255ef 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1022,6 +1022,14 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_LAMMPS_SHELL)
   message(STATUS "<<< Building LAMMPS Shell >>>")
 endif()
+if(BUILD_LAMMPS_GUI)
+  message(STATUS "<<< Building LAMMPS GUI >>>")
+  if(LAMMPS_GUI_USE_PLUGIN)
+    message(STATUS "Loading LAMMPS library as plugin at run time")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Linking LAMMPS library at compile time")
+  endif()
+endif()
 if(ENABLE_TESTING)
   message(STATUS "<<< Building Unit Tests >>>")
   if(ENABLE_COVERAGE)