diff --git a/expat/configure.ac b/expat/configure.ac
index 19e01900..a3abc35f 100644
--- a/expat/configure.ac
+++ b/expat/configure.ac
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([run.sh], [chmod +x run.sh])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 
-cat <<EOF
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([
 
 Automake flags (can be overridden by user flags):
   [AM_CPPFLAGS]: ${AM_CPPFLAGS}
@@ -343,4 +343,4 @@ User flags (override Automake flags on conflict):
        CFLAGS: ${CFLAGS}
      CXXFLAGS: ${CXXFLAGS}
       LDFLAGS: ${LDFLAGS}
-EOF
+])