diff --git a/lib/Makefile.vc6 b/lib/Makefile.vc6
index a778801dc..fa1a7a49b 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.vc6
+++ b/lib/Makefile.vc6
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #
 #***************************************************************************
 
+# All files in the Makefile.vc* series are generated automatically from the
+# one made for MSVC version 6. Alas, if you want to do changes to any of the
+# fiels and send back to the project, edit the version six, make your diff and
+# mail curl-library.
+
 ###########################################################################
 #
 # Makefile for building libcurl with MSVC6
diff --git a/src/Makefile.vc6 b/src/Makefile.vc6
index a25680be2..7436d2c70 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.vc6
+++ b/src/Makefile.vc6
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #
 #***************************************************************************
 
+# All files in the Makefile.vc* series are generated automatically from the
+# one made for MSVC version 6. Alas, if you want to do changes to any of the
+# fiels and send back to the project, edit the version six, make your diff and
+# mail curl-users.
+
 #############################################################
 #
 ## Makefile for building curl.exe with MSVC6