diff --git a/maven-artifact-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DebugResolutionListener.java b/maven-artifact-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DebugResolutionListener.java
index 0eb1d58f2f..0fcf7592a7 100644
--- a/maven-artifact-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DebugResolutionListener.java
+++ b/maven-artifact-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DebugResolutionListener.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DebugResolutionListener
 
     public void includeArtifact( Artifact artifact )
     {
-        logger.debug( indent + artifact.getId() + " (selected)" );
+        logger.debug( indent + artifact.getId() + " (selected for " + artifact.getScope() + ")" );
     }
 
     public void omitForNearer( Artifact omitted, Artifact kept )