diff --git a/imgcreate/creator.py b/imgcreate/creator.py
index 692d287..bb68111 100644
--- a/imgcreate/creator.py
+++ b/imgcreate/creator.py
@@ -493,12 +493,14 @@ class ImageCreator(object):
             # label the fs like it is a root before the bind mounting
             arglist = ["setfiles", "-F", "-r", self._instroot,
                        selinux.selinux_file_context_path(), self._instroot]
+            logging.info("Executing: %s" % " ".join(arglist))
             subprocess.call(arglist, close_fds = True)
             # these dumb things don't get magically fixed, so make the user generic
         # if selinux exists on the host we need to lie to the chroot
         if selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
             for f in ("/proc", "/sys"):
                 arglist = ["chcon", "-u", "system_u", self._instroot + f]
+                logging.info("Executing: %s" % " ".join(arglist))
                 subprocess.call(arglist, close_fds = True)
 
     def __destroy_selinuxfs(self):
diff --git a/imgcreate/kickstart.py b/imgcreate/kickstart.py
index 62396b3..9ae55b7 100644
--- a/imgcreate/kickstart.py
+++ b/imgcreate/kickstart.py
@@ -479,10 +479,11 @@ class SelinuxConfig(KickstartConfig):
             return
 
         try:
-            rc = subprocess.call(['setfiles', '-p', '-e', '/proc',
-                                  '-e', '/sys', '-e', '/dev',
-                                  selinux.selinux_file_context_path(), '/'],
-                                 preexec_fn=self.chroot)
+            arglist = ['setfiles', '-p', '-e', '/proc',
+                       '-e', '/sys', '-e', '/dev',
+                       selinux.selinux_file_context_path(), '/']
+            logging.info('Executing: %s' % " ".join(arglist))
+            rc = subprocess.call(arglist, preexec_fn=self.chroot)
         except OSError as e:
             if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
                 logging.info('The setfiles command is not available.')