diff --git a/render/gbm_allocator.c b/render/gbm_allocator.c
index da29501a..9ceb71d6 100644
--- a/render/gbm_allocator.c
+++ b/render/gbm_allocator.c
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ struct wlr_gbm_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create(int fd) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Created GBM allocator with backend %s",
+		gbm_device_get_backend_name(alloc->gbm_device));
+
 	return alloc;
 }