diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm b/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm
index 1db6985771d..cee0c8778fe 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ sub mixed_path {
   my ($path)= @_;
   if (IS_CYGWIN){
     return unless defined $path;
-    $path= `cygpath -m $path`;
+    my $cmd= "cygpath -m $path";
+    print "$cmd\n";
+    $path= `$cmd`;
     chomp $path;
   }
   return $path;
diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_unique.pm b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_unique.pm
index 22a23644540..b4093ab1dce 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_unique.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_unique.pm
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ sub mtr_get_unique_id($$) {
     msg("taken: $id, $pid");
     # Check if process with given pid is alive
     if(!process_alive($pid)) {
-      msg("Removing slot $id used by missing process $pid");;
+      print "Removing slot $id used by missing process $pid\n";
+      msg("Removing slot $id used by missing process $pid");
       delete $taken{$id};
       $changed++;
     }