diff --git a/cmake/TestLibXml2ConstErrorStructuredErrorCallback.cmake b/cmake/TestLibXml2ConstErrorStructuredErrorCallback.cmake
index 908aa48a2..ca75db30d 100644
--- a/cmake/TestLibXml2ConstErrorStructuredErrorCallback.cmake
+++ b/cmake/TestLibXml2ConstErrorStructuredErrorCallback.cmake
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function(Test_LibXml2_Const_Error_Structured_Error_Callback)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18.0)
 project(undefined CXX)
 add_library(foo SHARED \"foo.cpp\")
+message(STATUS \"CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=\${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}\")
 ")
     if(HAVE_LIBXML2_CONFIG)
       file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${LibXml2_DIR}" _SAFE_LibXml2_DIR)
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ target_link_libraries(foo PUBLIC ${LIBXML2_TARGET_NAME})
     else()
       file(APPEND "${_TEST_PROJECT_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt"
 "
+message(STATUS \"Not using the configuration file ...\")
 find_package(LibXml2)
 target_include_directories(foo PUBLIC ${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(foo PUBLIC ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/cmake/environmentchecks.cmake b/cmake/environmentchecks.cmake
index 27e4f73d3..218b57b20 100644
--- a/cmake/environmentchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/environmentchecks.cmake
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ if(LibXml2_FOUND)
     endif()
   endforeach()
 else()
+message(STATUS "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
   find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
   set(_LibXml2_FIND_REPORTED TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "Flag for reporting on what LibXml2 was found.")
   if(TARGET z)