diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index ac8a483d17..3ee90671b2 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -4795,6 +4795,7 @@ fn cmdBuild(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
     const color: Color = .auto;
     const root_prog_node = std.Progress.start(.{
         .disable_printing = (color == .off),
+        .root_name = "Compile Build Script",
     });
     defer root_prog_node.end();