diff --git a/Fonderie/utilfuncs.c b/Fonderie/utilfuncs.c
index 2521f96d..b2b22fd5 100644
--- a/Fonderie/utilfuncs.c
+++ b/Fonderie/utilfuncs.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ foo = access(path, W_OK);
 fprintf(stderr, "    access '%s' = %d\n", path, foo);
 #endif
 if (0 != foo) {
+	if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "%s: can't write\n", path);
 	return 0;
 	}