diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index 24c7a8f..29af5e5 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -478,5 +478,6 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
             else:
                 value = self.getVar(key, False) or ""
             data = data + key + ': ' + str(value) + '\n'
+        print("The data for hash is: %s" % data)
 
         return hashlib.md5(data).hexdigest()