diff --git a/storage/tokudb/ha_tokudb.cc b/storage/tokudb/ha_tokudb.cc
index 1b2efd55e9e..7fff084b8c4 100644
--- a/storage/tokudb/ha_tokudb.cc
+++ b/storage/tokudb/ha_tokudb.cc
@@ -6540,6 +6540,8 @@ cleanup:
         tmp_cursor = NULL;
     }
     if (loader != NULL) {
+        sprintf(status_msg, "aborting creation of indexes.");
+        thd_proc_info(thd, status_msg);
         loader->abort(loader);
     }
     if (txn) {