diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index 970ac8b5ab..3589fb845f 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ sub_all:
 	done;
 
 Makefile.ssl: Makefile.org
-	@echo "Makefile.ssl is older than Makefile.org. Rerun Configure"
-	@echo "and do a make errors."
+	@echo "Makefile.ssl is older than Makefile.org."
+	@echo "Reconfigure the source tree (via 'perl Configure' or 'sh config')"
+	@echo "and update the error lists (via 'make errors'), please."
 	@false
 
 libclean: