diff --git a/x11/XFree86-4-clients/Makefile b/x11/XFree86-4-clients/Makefile
index b9655c681b73..3550c7838dd1 100644
--- a/x11/XFree86-4-clients/Makefile
+++ b/x11/XFree86-4-clients/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ InstallAppDefFiles?=	DEFAULT
 .if !defined(WITH_SETUID_LUIT)
 pre-everything::
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "If you want to use xterm with locales in a secure manner, luit must be installed"
-	@${ECHO_MSG} "setuid.  If you want to do this, hit Ctrl-C now and use \"make WITH_SETUID_LUIT=yes\""
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "setuid.  If you want to do this, define WITH_SETUID_LUIT when installing this"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "port (either in /etc/make.conf or on command line with install target)."
 .endif
 
 post-install:
diff --git a/x11/xorg-clients/Makefile b/x11/xorg-clients/Makefile
index b60e8aa449d7..1f4555b6a6bb 100644
--- a/x11/xorg-clients/Makefile
+++ b/x11/xorg-clients/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ XDMCONFSCRIPTS=	GiveConsole TakeConsole Xsession Xsetup_0 Xwilling
 .if !defined(WITH_SETUID_LUIT)
 pre-everything::
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "If you want to use xterm with locales in a secure manner, luit must be"
-	@${ECHO_MSG} "installed setuid.  If you want to do this, hit Ctrl-C now and use"
-	@${ECHO_MSG} "\"make WITH_SETUID_LUIT=yes\""
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "installed setuid.  If you want to do this, define WITH_SETUID_LUIT when"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "installing this port (either in /etc/make.conf or on command line with"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "install target)."
 .endif
 
 post-install: