diff --git a/frontend/cmd/compile.c b/frontend/cmd/compile.c
index c43a205..e0abca8 100644
--- a/frontend/cmd/compile.c
+++ b/frontend/cmd/compile.c
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ static b_result generate_mie_ir(struct compile_ctx *ctx)
 static b_result build_block_isel_graph(
 	struct compile_ctx *ctx, struct mie_func *func, struct mie_block *block)
 {
+	printf("selecting %s.%s...\n", func->f_base.v_name.n_str,
+	       block->b_base.v_name.n_str);
+
 	b_queue_entry *entry = b_queue_first(&block->b_phi);
 	while (entry) {
 		struct mie_value *instr_v
@@ -254,9 +257,13 @@ static b_result build_block_isel_graph(
 	struct mie_select_graph *graph = mie_select_builder_finish(ctx->select);
 
 	if (ctx->flags & FLAG_SHOW_PRE_SELECT_GRAPH) {
+		char name[128];
+		snprintf(
+			name, sizeof name, "%s.%s.dot",
+			func->f_base.v_name.n_str, block->b_base.v_name.n_str);
 		printf("%s.%s instruction graph:\n", func->f_base.v_name.n_str,
 		       block->b_base.v_name.n_str);
-		mie_select_graph_dump_dot(graph);
+		mie_select_graph_dump_dot(graph, name);
 		mie_select_graph_destroy(graph);
 	}