diff --git a/distrib/configure-bin.in b/distrib/configure-bin.in
index 90967f465d9cd9a1ef6d48338022a69ce4dc5ae1..afbab59977e6a832383c8dc68082248343100126 100644
--- a/distrib/configure-bin.in
+++ b/distrib/configure-bin.in
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ AC_PROG_GNUCPP
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)
 
 echo "**************************************************"
-echo "Configuration done, ready to either `make install' "
-echo ""
+echo "Configuration done, ready to either 'make install'"
+echo "or 'make in-place'."
 echo "(see README and INSTALL files for more info.)"
 echo "**************************************************"