diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9fe18a59d5..dfbf3bf68c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2753,9 +2753,9 @@ if [ "$BUILD_ON_MAC" = "yes" ]; then
    if [ `basename $QMAKESPEC` = "macx-xcode" ] || [ `basename $XQMAKESPEC` = "macx-xcode" ]; then
       echo >&2
       echo "   Platform 'macx-xcode' should not be used when building Qt/Mac." >&2
-      echo "   Please build Qt/Mac with 'macx-g++', then if you would like to" >&2
-      echo "   use mac-xcode on your application code it can link to a Qt/Mac" >&2
-      echo "   built with 'macx-g++'" >&2
+      echo "   Please build Qt/Mac with 'macx-clang' or 'macx-g++', then use" >&2
+      echo "   the 'macx-xcode' spec for your application, and it will link to" >&2
+      echo "   the Qt/Mac build using the settings of the original mkspec." >&2
       echo >&2
       exit 2
     fi