diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index d64a705abf6..3a003126062 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-02-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR 28886
+	* config.bfd: Update error message for obsolete configurations.
+
 2022-02-17  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* po/sr.po: Updated Serbian translation.
diff --git a/bfd/config.bfd b/bfd/config.bfd
index f1917f47780..02f40d4fba2 100644
--- a/bfd/config.bfd
+++ b/bfd/config.bfd
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ case $targ in
  we32k-*-* | \
  xc16x-*-* | \
  null)
-    echo "*** Configuration $targ is obsolete." >&2
-    echo "*** Support has been REMOVED." >&2
+    echo "*** Configuration $targ is now obsolete" >&2
+    echo "*** and so support for it has been REMOVED." >&2
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac