diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/c.v b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
index 5f2f849156..f761c08200 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/c.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) build_c(v_files []string, out_file string) {
 	mut f := os.create(out_file) or { panic(err) }
 	f.writeln(output2) or { panic(err) }
 	f.close()
+	if b.pref.is_stats {
+		println('generated C source code size: ${util.bold(output2.len.str())} bytes')
+	}
 	// os.write_file(out_file, b.gen_c(v_files))
 }