diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8365ae781..67d364401 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	cd docs && $(MAKE) uninstall
 
 ca-bundle: lib/mk-ca-bundle.pl
-	@echo "generate a fresh ca-bundle.crt"
+	@echo "generating a fresh ca-bundle.crt"
 	@perl $< -b -l -u lib/ca-bundle.crt
 
 ca-firefox: lib/firefox-db2pem.sh
-	@echo "generate a fresh ca-bundle.crt"
+	@echo "generating a fresh ca-bundle.crt"
 	./lib/firefox-db2pem.sh lib/ca-bundle.crt
 
 checksrc: