diff --git a/m4/dune_mpi.m4 b/m4/dune_mpi.m4
index a6817b5e83baeeb142876d311224f7a8a157ad30..1776739e666d9a62bac0a4a38b22f59a5fccbdad 100644
--- a/m4/dune_mpi.m4
+++ b/m4/dune_mpi.m4
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([DUNE_MPI],[
             Some MPI implementations require a special deamon to be running!
             If you don't want to use MPI you can use --disable-parallel to disable
             all parallel code in Dune.
-            If you want to use parallel code, but can not disable the MPI run test
-            during configure (This is need if you depend on a queuing system), you
+            If you want to use parallel code, but cannot run the MPI run test
+            during configure (This is needed if you depend on a queuing system), you
             might use the --disable-mpiruntest switch.
             See config.log for details])
             with_mpi=no]