diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 4457922427..efb1e6faa5 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(git_dir));
 
 	if (0 <= option_verbosity)
-		printf("Cloning into %s...\n", get_git_dir());
+		printf("Cloning into %s%s...\n",
+		       option_bare ? "bare repository " : "", dir);
 	init_db(option_template, INIT_DB_QUIET);
 
 	/*