diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4f26f1794a..a8868287bb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5763,7 +5763,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
 
 
   if test "X$HAVE_F2003_REQUIREMENTS" = "Xno"; then
-    as_fn_error $? "Fortran compiler lacks required Fortran 2003 features; unsupported Fortran 2003 compiler, remove --enable-fortran2003" "$LINENO" 5
+    as_fn_error $? "Fortran compiler lacks required Fortran 2003 features; unsupported Fortran 2003 compiler, remove --enable-fortran" "$LINENO" 5
   else
     HAVE_FORTRAN_2003="yes"
   fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9afb028419..701682ad32 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ if test "X$HDF_FORTRAN" = "Xyes"; then
   PAC_PROG_FC_HAVE_F2003_REQUIREMENTS
  
   if test "X$HAVE_F2003_REQUIREMENTS" = "Xno"; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([Fortran compiler lacks required Fortran 2003 features; unsupported Fortran 2003 compiler, remove --enable-fortran2003])
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Fortran compiler lacks required Fortran 2003 features; unsupported Fortran 2003 compiler, remove --enable-fortran])
   else
     HAVE_FORTRAN_2003="yes"
   fi