diff --git a/e2e_tests/tests/fixture/vm.rs b/e2e_tests/tests/fixture/vm.rs
index f08157aba8..b0126c6960 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/tests/fixture/vm.rs
+++ b/e2e_tests/tests/fixture/vm.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ impl TestVm {
         let kernel_path = kernel_path();
         if env::var("CROSVM_CARGO_TEST_KERNEL_BINARY").is_err() {
             if !kernel_path.exists() {
-                println!("Downloading kernel prebuilt:");
                 download_file(&kernel_prebuilt_url(), &kernel_path).unwrap();
             }
         }
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ impl TestVm {
         let rootfs_path = rootfs_path();
         if env::var("CROSVM_CARGO_TEST_ROOTFS_IMAGE").is_err() {
             if !rootfs_path.exists() {
-                println!("Downloading rootfs prebuilt:");
                 download_file(&rootfs_prebuilt_url(), &rootfs_path).unwrap();
             }
         }
diff --git a/prebuilts/src/lib.rs b/prebuilts/src/lib.rs
index fe3b685638..7c61f927e7 100644
--- a/prebuilts/src/lib.rs
+++ b/prebuilts/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ pub fn download_file(url: &str, destination: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 
     // Another process may have already downloaded this since we last checked.
     if destination.exists() {
+        println!("Prebuilt {destination:?} has already been downloaded by another process.");
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    println!("Downloading prebuilt {url} to {destination:?}");
     let mut cmd = sys::download_command(url, destination);
     match cmd.status() {
         Ok(exit_code) => {