diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 4de6366c24..36a1a21a28 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -8292,11 +8292,10 @@ fi
 fi
 
    if test "${no_x}" = "yes" ; then
-     echo "***************************************************"
+     echo "******************************************************"
      echo "configure: cannot find X11 headers and/or libraries,"
-     echo "           which are needed for MrEd"
-     echo "To build just MzScheme, configure with --disable-mred"
-     echo "***************************************************"
+     echo "           which are needed to compile MrEd"
+     echo "******************************************************"
      echo configure aborted
      exit 1
    fi
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/configure.ac b/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
index 40718755d5..67af6595a3 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
+++ b/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
@@ -305,11 +305,10 @@ if test "${enable_mred}" = "yes" ; then
   else
    AC_PATH_XTRA
    if test "${no_x}" = "yes" ; then
-     echo "***************************************************"
+     echo "******************************************************"
      echo "configure: cannot find X11 headers and/or libraries,"
-     echo "           which are needed for MrEd"
-     echo "To build just MzScheme, configure with --disable-mred"
-     echo "***************************************************"
+     echo "           which are needed to compile MrEd"
+     echo "******************************************************"
      echo configure aborted
      exit 1
    fi