diff --git a/src/modules/files/configure.in b/src/modules/files/configure.in
index 363bc4e567c87824c31b58c4d163159f04d5406a..107abfabe79ad4258371d928778cd56ef2206727 100644
--- a/src/modules/files/configure.in
+++ b/src/modules/files/configure.in
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ int main()
  
   if(!FD_ISSET(fds[1], &tmp))
   {
-    fprintf(stderr,"select() modify read set properly on shutdown()\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"select() does not modify read set properly on shutdown()\n");
     exit(8);
   }