diff --git a/drake-extras.cmake b/drake-extras.cmake
index 8caeeda..a15f075 100644
--- a/drake-extras.cmake
+++ b/drake-extras.cmake
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ unset(drake_DIR CACHE)
 # of drake (share/drake/cmake under the ROS root installation)
 # The relative path should drive us to the root of the drake
 # upstream installation done under ROS.
+message(STATUS "drake_path: ${drake_path}")
+get_filename_component(abs_path ${drake_path} ABSOLUTE)
+message(STATUS "Absolute path of drake_path: ${abs_path}")
+
 set(drake_path "${drake_DIR}/../../../opt/drake")
 find_package(drake PATHS ${drake_path} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)