char serr[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
        char *kbuild_dir = NULL, *kbuild_include_opts = NULL;
        const char *template = llvm_param.clang_bpf_cmd_template;
+       char *command_echo, *command_out;
 
        if (path[0] != '-' && realpath(path, abspath) == NULL) {
                err = errno;
                      (path[0] == '-') ? path : abspath);
 
        pr_debug("llvm compiling command template: %s\n", template);
+
+       if (asprintf(&command_echo, "echo -n \"%s\"", template) < 0)
+               goto errout;
+
+       err = read_from_pipe(command_echo, (void **) &command_out, NULL);
+       if (err)
+               goto errout;
+
+       pr_debug("llvm compiling command : %s\n", command_out);
+
        err = read_from_pipe(template, &obj_buf, &obj_buf_sz);
        if (err) {
                pr_err("ERROR:\tunable to compile %s\n", path);
                goto errout;
        }
 
+       free(command_echo);
+       free(command_out);
        free(kbuild_dir);
        free(kbuild_include_opts);
 
                *p_obj_buf_sz = obj_buf_sz;
        return 0;
 errout:
+       free(command_echo);
        free(kbuild_dir);
        free(kbuild_include_opts);
        free(obj_buf);