diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e82fe760edb..225e8a4cc8d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4803,16 +4803,16 @@ fi
 fi
 if test "$preset_cxx" != "$CXX"
 then
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING:
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
 
   By default, distutils will build C++ extension modules with \"$CXX\".
   If this is not intended, then set CXX on the configure command line.
   " >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
+$as_echo "$as_me:
 
   By default, distutils will build C++ extension modules with \"$CXX\".
   If this is not intended, then set CXX on the configure command line.
-  " >&2;}
+  " >&6;}
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 628b8f8c6b1..369c7e5c4a0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ then
 fi
 if test "$preset_cxx" != "$CXX"
 then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([
+        AC_MSG_NOTICE([
 
   By default, distutils will build C++ extension modules with "$CXX".
   If this is not intended, then set CXX on the configure command line.