diff --git a/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp b/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
index 027024fcba..3070eae2d2 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static uint32 sHaikuRevision __attribute__((section("_haiku_revision")));
 static int
 dump_info(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	kprintf("kernel build: %s %s\n", __DATE__, __TIME__);
+	kprintf("kernel build: %s %s (gcc%d %s)\n", __DATE__, __TIME__, __GNUC__,
+		__VERSION__);
 	kprintf("SVN revision: %lu\n\n", sHaikuRevision);
 
 	kprintf("cpu count: %ld, active times:\n", smp_get_num_cpus());