diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a9be5f05f..75e1153d8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -948,8 +948,8 @@ LDFLAGS="$save_ldf"
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Record the version
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-echo $ac_n "checking for version of gnustep-gui we are compiling""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:953: checking for version of gnustep-gui we are compiling" >&5
+echo $ac_n "checking for the version of gnustep-gui we are compiling""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:953: checking for the version of gnustep-gui we are compiling" >&5
 if test -f "Version"; then
   . ./Version
 fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7ae6d3d2f..2e43f38b5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ LDFLAGS="$save_ldf"
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Record the version
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for version of gnustep-gui we are compiling)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for the version of gnustep-gui we are compiling)
 if test -f "Version"; then
   . ./Version
 fi