diff --git a/pym/gentoolkit/eclean/cli.py b/pym/gentoolkit/eclean/cli.py
index b180641b..83310cb7 100644
--- a/pym/gentoolkit/eclean/cli.py
+++ b/pym/gentoolkit/eclean/cli.py
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ def doAction(action, options, exclude={}, output=None):
     elif not options["quiet"]:
         output.einfo("Your " + action + " directory was already clean.")
     if saved and not options["quiet"]:
+        verb = "would be"
         print()
         print(
             pp.emph("   The following ")