diff --git a/helpers/llvm-sync b/helpers/llvm-sync
index bd46404..d3e1434 100755
--- a/helpers/llvm-sync
+++ b/helpers/llvm-sync
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 . llvm-common
 
 function repo_sync () {
-  if [ ! -d $2 ]; then return; fi
+  if [ ! -d $2 ]; then
+    echo " + Not updating $1 (couldn't find source directory)"
+    return;
+  fi
   echo " + Updating $1"
   cd $2
   branch=`get_branch`