diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index b31d0418d..ee60a39bd 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ find(sub {
             die sprintf "Error reading Makefile.in in %s: !$\n",
                 $File::Find::dir;
         $out->close() or
-            die sprintf "Error writing Makefile.in in %s: !$\n",
+            die sprintf "Error writing Makefile in %s: !$\n",
                 $File::Find::dir;
     }, ".");