diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2f14088c..38d98c355 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ add_if_flag_works(-Werror=implicit-function-declaration CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
 # src/external/jar_xm.h does shady stuff
 add_if_flag_works(-fno-strict-aliasing CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
 
-message(STATUS "Check for symlink support in file system")
+message(STATUS "Testing if file system supports symlinks")
 execute_process(
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink CMakeLists.txt "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/TestingIfSymlinkWorks"
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}