diff --git a/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
index 70ab9be5b..daf2dd0ea 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ macro(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES INCLUDE VARIABLE)
         "exist passed with the following output:\n"
         "${OUTPUT}\n\n")
     else()
-      message(STATUS "Looking for ${_description} - not found.")
+      message(STATUS "Looking for ${_description} - not found")
       set(${VARIABLE} "" CACHE INTERNAL "Have includes ${INCLUDE}")
       file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
         "Determining if files ${INCLUDE} "
diff --git a/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
index 59b9942d6..5a8597f23 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ macro(_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS SOURCEFILE SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
         "${OUTPUT}\nFile ${SOURCEFILE}:\n"
         "${CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT}\n")
     else()
-      message(STATUS "Looking for ${SYMBOL} - not found.")
+      message(STATUS "Looking for ${SYMBOL} - not found")
       set(${VARIABLE} "" CACHE INTERNAL "Have symbol ${SYMBOL}")
       file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
         "Determining if the ${SYMBOL} "