diff --git a/config/kernel-generic_fillattr.m4 b/config/kernel-generic_fillattr.m4
index f5323f0dcb9f..d355f9006bd3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-generic_fillattr.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-generic_fillattr.m4
@@ -48,12 +48,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_FILLATTR], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_FILLATTR_IDMAP_REQMASK, 1,
 		    [generic_fillattr requires struct mnt_idmap* and u32 request_mask])
 	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_fillattr requires struct mnt_idmap*])
 		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([generic_fillattr_mnt_idmap], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_FILLATTR_IDMAP, 1,
 				[generic_fillattr requires struct mnt_idmap*])
 		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_fillattr requires struct user_namespace*])
 			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([generic_fillattr_userns], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
diff --git a/config/kernel-inode-permission.m4 b/config/kernel-inode-permission.m4
index f7fc16439093..286f73bb047e 100644
--- a/config/kernel-inode-permission.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-inode-permission.m4
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PERMISSION], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IOPS_PERMISSION_IDMAP, 1,
 		   [iops->permission() takes struct mnt_idmap*])
 	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->permission() takes struct user_namespace*])
 		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([permission_userns], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
diff --git a/config/kernel-mkdir.m4 b/config/kernel-mkdir.m4
index bad79f3aacfc..8e084443c7b4 100644
--- a/config/kernel-mkdir.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-mkdir.m4
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MKDIR], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IOPS_MKDIR_IDMAP, 1,
 		    [iops->mkdir() takes struct mnt_idmap*])
 	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		dnl #
 		dnl # 5.12 API change
 		dnl # The struct user_namespace arg was added as the first argument to
diff --git a/config/kernel-rename.m4 b/config/kernel-rename.m4
index d4846a509b45..1c47222bdc30 100644
--- a/config/kernel-rename.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-rename.m4
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IOPS_RENAME_IDMAP, 1,
 		    [iops->rename() takes struct mnt_idmap*])
 	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->rename() takes struct user_namespace*])
 		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_rename_userns], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
diff --git a/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4 b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
index e02d6263e9c9..b10ddafc054b 100644
--- a/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETATTR_PREPARE_IDMAP, 1,
 		    [setattr_prepare() accepts mnt_idmap])
 	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether setattr_prepare() is available and accepts struct user_namespace*])
 		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([setattr_prepare_userns],
 		    [setattr_prepare], [fs/attr.c], [
diff --git a/config/kernel-shrink.m4 b/config/kernel-shrink.m4
index 77300e1589e1..c4258f4e40d6 100644
--- a/config/kernel-shrink.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-shrink.m4
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINKER_REGISTER], [
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER_REGISTER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether shrinker_register() exists])
 	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([shrinker_register], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHRINKER_REGISTER, 1, [shrinker_register exists])
diff --git a/config/kernel-symlink.m4 b/config/kernel-symlink.m4
index 804fceab28f0..fb6d23f61cbf 100644
--- a/config/kernel-symlink.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-symlink.m4
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SYMLINK], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IOPS_SYMLINK_IDMAP, 1,
 		    [iops->symlink() takes struct mnt_idmap*])
 	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->symlink() takes struct user_namespace*])
 		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([symlink_userns], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
diff --git a/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4 b/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
index 2a19ac04166f..d933cff7a4b9 100644
--- a/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_SET_IDMAP, 1,
 		    [xattr_handler->set() takes mnt_idmap])
 	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->set() wants dentry, inode, and user_namespace])
 		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_set_userns], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)