diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index a95f43902937..b0672305451b 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.56 1998/02/27 18:34:56 fenner Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.57 1998/03/18 07:58:49 jkh Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #NOPROFILE=	true
 #	Avoid compiling profiled libraries
 #
-# To avoid building the perl in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin
+# To avoid building the default system perl
 #NOPERL=	true
 #
 # To have 'obj' symlinks created in your source directory
diff --git a/etc/make.conf b/etc/make.conf
index a95f43902937..b0672305451b 100644
--- a/etc/make.conf
+++ b/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.56 1998/02/27 18:34:56 fenner Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.57 1998/03/18 07:58:49 jkh Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #NOPROFILE=	true
 #	Avoid compiling profiled libraries
 #
-# To avoid building the perl in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin
+# To avoid building the default system perl
 #NOPERL=	true
 #
 # To have 'obj' symlinks created in your source directory
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index a95f43902937..b0672305451b 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.56 1998/02/27 18:34:56 fenner Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.57 1998/03/18 07:58:49 jkh Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #NOPROFILE=	true
 #	Avoid compiling profiled libraries
 #
-# To avoid building the perl in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin
+# To avoid building the default system perl
 #NOPERL=	true
 #
 # To have 'obj' symlinks created in your source directory