diff --git a/Makefile.FORTRAN b/Makefile.FORTRAN
index 574fa7eab9..ce6f8bf9c2 100644
--- a/Makefile.FORTRAN
+++ b/Makefile.FORTRAN
@@ -21,16 +21,10 @@ all::
 endif
 
 # Include the correct Makefile given how FORTRAN is currently being supported.
-
 ifeq ($(USE_F95),1)
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.nagfortran
 else
 ifeq ($(USE_F2C),1)
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.f2c
-else
-
-## If FORTRAN is not supported, do nothing.
-bytecode:
-
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/Makefile.nagfortran b/Makefile.nagfortran
index 6d32db4427..ee7b92bbaf 100644
--- a/Makefile.nagfortran
+++ b/Makefile.nagfortran
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(USE_F95),1)
 all test::
-	echo "The f2c program was not found"
+	echo "NAG Fortran is not support?"
 	exit 1
 endif