diff --git a/BLFS/gen-makefile.sh b/BLFS/gen-makefile.sh
index fd233eb..f4e9e04 100755
--- a/BLFS/gen-makefile.sh
+++ b/BLFS/gen-makefile.sh
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 if [[ -e Config.in ]] ; then
-  echo -e "${BOLD}This script must be run from inside the target package directory.${WHITE}"
+  echo -e "\n\tThis script must be run from inside a target package directory.\n"
   exit 1
 fi