diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 9b7d7a99c7..42a379ad07 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ func (l *Link) hostlink() {
 	}
 
 	if l.Debugvlog != 0 {
-		l.Logf("host link:")
+		l.Logf("%5.2f host link:", obj.Cputime())
 		for _, v := range argv {
 			l.Logf(" %q", v)
 		}