diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a7cbddf26..d3445bf0f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ LT_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -rpath $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) -release $(LT_RELEASE) -v
 all: $(srcdir)/configure Makefile $(objects) $(objects)/$(TARGET) $(objects)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET) $(objects)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET)
 
 $(srcdir)/configure: $(srcdir)/configure.in
-	@echo "Warning, configure.in is out of date"
-	#(cd $(srcdir) && sh autogen.sh && sh configure)
-	@sleep 3
+	@echo "Warning, configure is out of date, please re-run autogen.sh"
 
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 	$(SHELL) config.status $@