diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 42cab175568ec08a372559975f2cf8bca30a0787..5b545d4f4223a25742a27c580f6fa2d9c2d26b04 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 #
 ######################################################################
 
-echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
-echo "*  The classic configure/make method of building ROOT is now DEPRECATED in favor of the CMake one.             *"
-echo "*  Refer to README/INSTALL file for updated instructions or visit the page https://root.cern.ch/building-root  *"
-echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
+echo "******************************************************************************"
+echo "* The classic configure/make method of building ROOT is now DEPRECATED in    *"
+echo "* favor of the CMake one.                                                    *"
+echo "* Refer to README/INSTALL file for updated instructions or visit the page    *"
+echo "* https://root.cern.ch/building-root                                         *"
+echo "******************************************************************************"
 
 #
 ### echo %%% Some global variables
@@ -8487,9 +8489,11 @@ if [ "x$run_maintainer_clean" = "xyes" ]; then
    $0 `cat config.status 2>/dev/null`
 fi
 
-echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
-echo "*  The classic configure/make method of building ROOT is now DEPRECATED in favor of the CMake one.             *"
-echo "*  Refer to README/INSTALL file for updated instructions or visit the page https://root.cern.ch/building-root  *"
-echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
+echo "******************************************************************************"
+echo "* The classic configure/make method of building ROOT is now DEPRECATED in    *"
+echo "* favor of the CMake one.                                                    *"
+echo "* Refer to README/INSTALL file for updated instructions or visit the page    *"
+echo "* https://root.cern.ch/building-root                                         *"
+echo "******************************************************************************"
 
 exit 0