diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.pl b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.pl
index 8ad0d67f68c3..854be99552a0 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.pl
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.pl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use IO::Pty;
 use Logger;
 use Cwd;
 use POSIX qw(_exit dup2);
+use Time::HiRes qw(clock_gettime CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 
 $SIG{PIPE} = 'IGNORE'; # because Unix domain sockets may die unexpectedly
 
@@ -179,7 +180,12 @@ END {
     $log->close();
 }
 
+my $now1 = clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 
 runTests;
 
+my $now2 = clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+
+printf STDERR "test script finished in %.2fs\n", $now2 - $now1;
+
 exit ($nrSucceeded < $nrTests ? 1 : 0);