diff --git a/master.cfg b/master.cfg
index 0894940..914c711 100644
--- a/master.cfg
+++ b/master.cfg
@@ -352,7 +352,9 @@ class BuildAndTestGDBFactory (factory.BuildFactory):
     def __init__ (self, architecture_triplet = []):
         factory.BuildFactory.__init__ (self)
         self.addStep (RemoveDirectory (dir = WithProperties ("%s/build",
-                                                             'builddir')))
+                                                             'builddir'),
+                                       description = "removing old build dir",
+                                       descriptionDone = "removed old build dir"))
 #        self.addStep (DeleteGDBBuildDir ())
         # Unfortunately we need to have this random wait, otherwise
         # git fetch won't work