diff --git a/scripts/cmake/test.cmake.in b/scripts/cmake/test.cmake.in
index a1cd30f556..b578da9266 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/test.cmake.in
+++ b/scripts/cmake/test.cmake.in
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ if(WIN32)
   set(ENV{PATH} "${LIBPNG_DIR};$ENV{PATH}")
 endif()
 
-message("Running ${TEST_COMMAND}" ${TEST_OPTIONS} ${NATIVE_TEST_FILES})
+string(JOIN " " TEST_COMMAND_STRING "${TEST_COMMAND}" ${TEST_OPTIONS} ${NATIVE_TEST_FILES})
+message(STATUS "Running ${TEST_COMMAND_STRING}")
 execute_process(COMMAND "${TEST_COMMAND}" ${TEST_OPTIONS} ${NATIVE_TEST_FILES}
                 RESULT_VARIABLE TEST_STATUS)
 if(TEST_STATUS)