diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 876f8eb00..1f336f2c8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15761,8 +15761,8 @@ if test "$with_snmp" = "yes" && test "${LIBSNMP_EXISTS}x" = "yesx"; then
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_LIBSNMP 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 else
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: *** Warning: net-snmp library disabled, autodetecting network scanners will not be supported." >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Warning: net-snmp library disabled, autodetecting network scanners will not be supported." >&2;}
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: net-snmp library disabled, autodetecting network scanners will not be supported." >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: net-snmp library disabled, autodetecting network scanners will not be supported." >&2;}
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a89c3fe0c..458f8b6ef 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ if test "$with_snmp" = "yes" && test "${LIBSNMP_EXISTS}x" = "yesx"; then
 	AC_SUBST(SNMP_CFLAGS)
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBSNMP, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the net-snmp library.])
 else
-	AC_MSG_WARN([*** Warning: net-snmp library disabled, autodetecting network scanners will not be supported.])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([net-snmp library disabled, autodetecting network scanners will not be supported.])
 fi