diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index ac86cd6cf..f10287ea2 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ my $clang_disabled_warnings = "-Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initiali
 # -Wextended-offsetof
 my $clang_devteam_warn = "-Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-language-extension-token -Wno-extended-offsetof -Qunused-arguments";
 
+# Warn that "make depend" should be run?
+my $warn_make_depend = 0;
+
 my $strict_warnings = 0;
 
 my $x86_gcc_des="DES_PTR DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL";
@@ -2028,14 +2031,8 @@ EOF
 	    &dofile("apps/CA.pl",'/usr/local/bin/perl','^#!/', '#!%s');
 	}
 	if ($depflags ne $default_depflags && !$make_depend) {
-		print <<EOF;
-
-Since you've disabled or enabled at least one algorithm, you need to do
-the following before building:
-
-	make depend
-EOF
-	}
+            $warn_make_depend++;
+        }
 }
 
 # create the ms/version32.rc file if needed
@@ -2114,12 +2111,18 @@ EOF
 
 print <<\EOF if ($no_shared_warn);
 
-You gave the option 'shared'.  Normally, that would give you shared libraries.
-Unfortunately, the OpenSSL configuration doesn't include shared library support
-for this platform yet, so it will pretend you gave the option 'no-shared'.  If
-you can inform the developpers (openssl-dev\@openssl.org) how to support shared
-libraries on this platform, they will at least look at it and try their best
-(but please first make sure you have tried with a current version of OpenSSL).
+You gave the option 'shared', which is not supported on this platform, so
+we will pretend you gave the option 'no-shared'.  If you know how to implement
+shared libraries, please let us know (but please first make sure you have
+tried with a current version of OpenSSL).
+EOF
+
+print <<EOF if ($warn_make_depend);
+
+*** Because of configuration changes, you MUST do the following before
+*** building:
+
+	make depend
 EOF
 
 exit(0);