diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1b7fb18a2..22fb68f97 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ install-data-hook:
 	@echo '| Congratulations! You have successfully installed the FMS    |'
 	@echo '| Fortran library.                                            |'
 	@echo '|                                                             |'
-	@echo '| Code using FMS should be compiled using the -lFMS flag.     |'
+	@echo '| After the installed include and link paths have been        |'
+	@echo '| specified, code using FMS should be compiled using the      |'
+	@echo '| "-lFMS" flag.                                               |'
 	@echo '|                                                             |'
 	@echo '| FMS is developed and maintained at the GFDL publicly on     |'
 	@echo '| Github. To report an issue or view available documentation, |'