diff --git a/src/Python/Makefile.am b/src/Python/Makefile.am
index 8cf24b36e11755554c29635a951deb666fa12e86..f0a6ae942eb32933551ca82ee9ae729909a339d6 100644
--- a/src/Python/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Python/Makefile.am
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ H5hut_wrap.c : $(SWIG_SOURCES)
 
 endif
 
+else
+$(info Python is disabled)
 endif
 
 clean: clean-am