--- a/modprobe.c
+++ b/modprobe.c
@@ -558,8 +558,10 @@ static  int
 find_blacklist(const char *modname, const struct module_blacklist *blacklist)
 {
 	while (blacklist) {
-		if (streq(blacklist->modulename, modname))
+		if (streq(blacklist->modulename, modname)) {
+			warn("Not loading blacklisted module %s\n", modname);
 			return 1;
+		}
 		blacklist = blacklist->next;
 	}
 	return 0;