diff --git a/examples/main.c b/examples/main.c
index 9715aa665fd053578f0f98d53bf15d5ef2af9706..7d7270d183d93aef20c7c91f92dd6beb4e7b0054 100644
--- a/examples/main.c
+++ b/examples/main.c
@@ -393,8 +393,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 /* Do we have slow barriers? */
 #ifndef HAVE_PTHREAD_BARRIERS
   if (myrank == 0)
-    message(
-        "WARNING: Slow homemade thread barriers in use. Code will be slower.");
+    message("WARNING: Non-optimal thread barriers are being used.");
 #endif
 
   /* How large are the parts? */