diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 55a643a4b0..9c86fa1e5d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6927,5 +6927,6 @@ else
     echo Qt will be installed into $QT_INSTALL_PREFIX
 fi
 echo
-echo To reconfigure, run \'$MAKE confclean\' and \'configure\'.
+echo Prior to reconfiguration, make sure you remove any leftovers from
+echo the previous build.
 echo