diff --git a/test/test-tablet-svg-validity.c b/test/test-tablet-svg-validity.c
index e42b7f98..a9a143b5 100644
--- a/test/test-tablet-svg-validity.c
+++ b/test/test-tablet-svg-validity.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include "libwacom.h"
 
+#define trace(fmt, ...) \
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: checking " fmt "\n", __func__,  __VA_ARGS__)
+
 static xmlNodePtr
 verify_has_sub (xmlNodePtr cur, char *sub)
 {
@@ -79,12 +82,13 @@ class_found (gchar **classes, gchar *value)
 static void
 verify_has_class (xmlNodePtr cur, const gchar *expected)
 {
-
 	xmlChar *prop;
 	gchar  **classes_present;
 	gchar  **classes_expected;
 	gchar  **ptr;
 
+	trace("%s", expected);
+
 	prop = xmlGetProp (cur, (xmlChar *) "class");
 	g_assert (prop != NULL);
 	g_assert (strlen((const char *) prop) > 0);
@@ -109,6 +113,8 @@ check_button (xmlNodePtr cur, const WacomDevice *device, char button, gchar *typ
 	xmlNodePtr        node;
 	WacomButtonFlags  flags;
 
+	trace("%c %s", button, type);
+
 	/* Check ID */
 	sub = g_strdup_printf ("%s%c", type, button);
 	node = verify_has_sub (cur, sub);
@@ -132,6 +138,8 @@ check_touchstrip (xmlNodePtr cur, gchar *id)
 	char             *class;
 	xmlNodePtr        node;
 
+	trace("%s", id);
+
 	node = verify_has_sub (cur, id);
 	g_assert (node != NULL);
 
@@ -234,6 +242,8 @@ check_touchring (xmlNodePtr cur, gchar *id)
 	char             *class;
 	xmlNodePtr        node;
 
+	trace("%s", id);
+
 	node = verify_has_sub (cur, id);
 	g_assert (node != NULL);