diff --git a/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-master.go b/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-master.go
index ef22d466f..3a62e2f48 100644
--- a/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-master.go
+++ b/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-master.go
@@ -587,12 +587,18 @@ func (m *nfdMaster) updateNodeFeatures(nodeName string, labels Labels, annotatio
 	}
 
 	// patch node status with extended resource changes
-	patches = m.createExtendedResourcePatches(node, extendedResources)
-	err = m.apihelper.PatchNodeStatus(cli, node.Name, patches)
+	statusPatches := m.createExtendedResourcePatches(node, extendedResources)
+	err = m.apihelper.PatchNodeStatus(cli, node.Name, statusPatches)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error while patching extended resources: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if len(patches) > 0 || len(statusPatches) > 0 {
+		klog.Infof("node %q updated", nodeName)
+	} else {
+		klog.V(1).Infof("no updates to node %q", nodeName)
+	}
+
 	return err
 }