diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c b/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 #include "xg_private.h"
 #include "xg_save_restore.h"
@@ -500,6 +501,9 @@
     unsigned long pfn;
     uint64_t pte;
     struct domain_info_context *dinfo = &ctx->dinfo;
+    unsigned int allocated = 0;
+    struct timeval tvs, tve;
+    int elapsed, minelapsed = -1, maxelapsed = -1;
 
     pte_last = PAGE_SIZE / ((ctx->pt_levels == 2)? 4 : 8);
 
@@ -520,9 +524,17 @@
         if ( ctx->p2m[pfn] == INVALID_P2M_ENTRY )
         {
             unsigned long force_pfn = superpages ? FORCE_SP_MASK : pfn;
+            allocated++;
+            gettimeofday(&tvs, NULL);
             if (allocate_mfn_list(xc_handle, dom, ctx,
                         1, &pfn, &force_pfn, superpages) != 0)
                 return 0;
+            gettimeofday(&tve, NULL);
+            elapsed = (tve.tv_sec - tvs.tv_sec) * 1000000 + (tve.tv_usec - tvs.tv_usec);
+            if (minelapsed < 0 || elapsed < minelapsed)
+                minelapsed = elapsed;
+            if (maxelapsed < 0 || elapsed > maxelapsed)
+                maxelapsed = elapsed;
         }
         pte &= ~MADDR_MASK_X86;
         pte |= (uint64_t)ctx->p2m[pfn] << PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -532,6 +544,8 @@
         else
             ((uint64_t *)page)[i] = (uint64_t)pte;
     }
+    if (allocated)
+        DPRINTF("xdr: allocated %u pages (min alloc time %d us, max %d)\n", allocated, minelapsed, maxelapsed);
 
     return 1;
 }