diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b2ba875a3f..6b83e38fbd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ if test $kqemu = "yes" ; then
 
 # test that the kernel config is present
 if test '!' -f "$kernel_path/Makefile" ; then
-    echo "No .config file present in $kernel_path - kqemu cannot be built"
+    echo "No Makefile file present in $kernel_path - kqemu cannot be built"
     kqemu="no"
 fi