diff --git a/build/cache/cache.go b/build/cache/cache.go
index c84d672c0..77985d90d 100644
--- a/build/cache/cache.go
+++ b/build/cache/cache.go
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ func ClearStats() {
 	FilePaths = map[string]*FilePathStats{}
 }
 
+func statsPath(path string) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, cacheRoot) {
+		path = `..` + path[len(cacheRoot):]
+	}
+	if len(path) > 20 {
+		path = path[:20]
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
 func StatsString() string {
 	buf := &strings.Builder{}
 
@@ -138,13 +148,13 @@ func StatsString() string {
 			fmt.Fprintf(buf, "{%s: ", im)
 			fp := FilePaths[im]
 			if fp.StoreCount > 0 {
-				fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s (%d)", fp.StorePath, fp.StoreCount)
+				fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s (%d)", statsPath(fp.StorePath), fp.StoreCount)
 			}
 			if fp.LoadCount > 0 {
 				if fp.StorePath == fp.LoadPath {
-					fmt.Fprintf(buf, " - \" (%d)", fp.LoadCount)
+					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "-(%d)", fp.LoadCount)
 				} else {
-					fmt.Fprintf(buf, " - %s (%d)", fp.LoadPath, fp.LoadCount)
+					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "- %s (%d)", statsPath(fp.LoadPath), fp.LoadCount)
 				}
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintf(buf, "}")