diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index 102b654..3aa397b 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -319,6 +319,23 @@
     {-1,	    "Unknown!", FALSE}
 };
 
+    int
+mch_chdir(path)
+    char *path;
+{
+    if (p_verbose >= 5)
+    {
+	verbose_enter();
+	smsg((char_u *)"chdir(%s)", path);
+	verbose_leave();
+    }
+# ifdef VMS
+    return chdir(vms_fixfilename(path));
+# else
+    return chdir(path);
+# endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Write s[len] to the screen.
  */
@@ -2424,6 +2441,12 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
 	    if (fd >= 0)
 	    {
+		if (p_verbose >= 5)
+		{
+		    verbose_enter();
+		    MSG("fchdir() to previous dir");
+		    verbose_leave();
+		}
 		l = fchdir(fd);
 		close(fd);
 	    }