diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0b551f765..6244d7338 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-05-19  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* configure.in: Rewrite misleading error message when requested 
+	language cannot be built.
+	* configure: Regenerate.
+
 2005-05-15  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* ylwrap: Import from Automake 1.9.5.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1527f1b98..be814518b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2424,8 +2424,8 @@ if test -d ${srcdir}/gcc; then
   missing_languages=`echo "$missing_languages" | sed -e "s/^,//" -e "s/,$//"`
   if test "x$missing_languages" != x; then
     { echo "configure: error: 
-The following requested languages were not found: ${missing_languages}
-The available languages are: ${potential_languages}" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+The following requested languages could not be built: ${missing_languages}
+Recognised languages are: ${potential_languages}" 1>&2; exit 1; }
   fi
 
   if test "x$new_enable_languages" != "x$enable_languages"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5dd40ce28..c2ced9168 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1231,8 +1231,8 @@ if test -d ${srcdir}/gcc; then
   missing_languages=`echo "$missing_languages" | sed -e "s/^,//" -e "s/,$//"`
   if test "x$missing_languages" != x; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([
-The following requested languages were not found: ${missing_languages}
-The available languages are: ${potential_languages}])
+The following requested languages could not be built: ${missing_languages}
+Recognised languages are: ${potential_languages}])
   fi
 
   if test "x$new_enable_languages" != "x$enable_languages"; then