diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/LES/compressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C b/src/turbulenceModels/LES/compressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C
index 7565d0fc53..714e303d70 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/LES/compressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/LES/compressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ autoPtr<LESmodel> LESmodel::New
         turbulencePropertiesDict.lookup("LESmodel") >> LESmodelTypeName;
     }
 
+    Info<< "Selecting turbulence model " << LESmodelTypeName << endl;
+
     dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
         dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(LESmodelTypeName);
 
diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/LES/incompressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C b/src/turbulenceModels/LES/incompressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C
index c1ddfe9de0..0e74e07128 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/LES/incompressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/LES/incompressible/LESmodel/newLESmodel.C
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ autoPtr<LESmodel> LESmodel::New
         turbulencePropertiesDict.lookup("LESmodel") >> LESmodelTypeName;
     }
 
+    Info<< "Selecting turbulence model " << LESmodelTypeName << endl;
+
     dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
         dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(LESmodelTypeName);