diff --git a/.vscode/build_vscode.py b/.vscode/build_vscode.py
index b889869562a..11fe1ab3c6f 100644
--- a/.vscode/build_vscode.py
+++ b/.vscode/build_vscode.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import argparse
 import shutil
+import shlex
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("--compiler", type=str)
@@ -12,25 +13,30 @@
 os.environ["FC"] = args.compiler
 builddir = f"builddir_{args.compiler}_{args.buildtype}"
 
-
 if args.action == "rebuild" and os.path.isdir(builddir):
     shutil.rmtree(builddir)
 
-
 if args.buildtype == "release":
     setup_flag = ["-Doptimization=2"]
 elif args.buildtype == "debug":
     setup_flag = ["-Doptimization=0"]
 
 if not os.path.isdir(builddir):
+    command = [
+        "meson",
+        "setup",
+        builddir,
+        "--prefix",
+        os.getcwd(),
+        "--libdir",
+        "bin",
+    ] + setup_flag
+    print("Run:", shlex.join(command))
     subprocess.run(
-        ["meson", "setup", builddir, "--prefix", os.getcwd(), "--libdir", "bin"]
-        + setup_flag,
+        command,
         check=True,
     )
 
-subprocess.run(["meson", "compile", "-C", builddir], check=True)
-
 # Remove all files from bin folder
 bin_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "bin")
 if os.path.isdir(bin_dir):
@@ -39,4 +45,6 @@
         if os.path.isfile(path):
             os.remove(path)
 
-subprocess.run(["meson", "install", "-C", builddir], check=True)
+command = ["meson", "install", "-C", builddir]
+print("Run:", shlex.join(command))
+subprocess.run(command, check=True)