1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 97b286128c1e..40544a0babdc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ PHONY += $(MAKECMDGOALS) sub-make
 $(filter-out _all sub-make $(CURDIR)/Makefile, $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
 	@:
 
+# Fake the "Entering directory" message once, so that IDEs/editors are
+# able to understand relative filenames.
 sub-make: FORCE
+	@echo "make[1]: Entering directory \`$(KBUILD_OUTPUT)'"
 	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=),@)$(MAKE) -C $(KBUILD_OUTPUT) \
 	KBUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR) \
 	KBUILD_EXTMOD="$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)" -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile \