diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6380eee745..d5bd7b4ee5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1137,7 +1137,8 @@ chmod +x $TMPE >>$logfile 2>&1
 if ! $TMPE >>$logfile 2>&1; then
     cat <<EOF
 Unable to create and execute files in $TMPDIR1.  Set the TMPDIR environment
-variable to another directory.
+variable to another directory and make sure that $TMPDIR1 is not mounted
+noexec.
 EOF
     die "Sanity test failed."
 fi