diff --git a/Modules/FindBLAS.cmake b/Modules/FindBLAS.cmake
index c78d62781..97af3ef7c 100644
--- a/Modules/FindBLAS.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindBLAS.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ if(NOT _LANGUAGES_ MATCHES Fortran)
   if(BLAS_FIND_REQUIRED)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "FindBLAS is Fortran-only so Fortran must be enabled.")
   else(BLAS_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Looking for BLAS... - NOT found (Fortran not enabled)")
+    message(STATUS "Looking for BLAS... - NOT found (Fortran not enabled)") #
+    return()
   endif(BLAS_FIND_REQUIRED)
 endif(NOT _LANGUAGES_ MATCHES Fortran)
 
diff --git a/Modules/FindLAPACK.cmake b/Modules/FindLAPACK.cmake
index 6fa0e0fc4..e78a0b917 100644
--- a/Modules/FindLAPACK.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindLAPACK.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ if(NOT _LANGUAGES_ MATCHES Fortran)
     message(FATAL_ERROR 
       "FindLAPACK is Fortran-only so Fortran must be enabled.")
   else(LAPACK_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Looking for LAPACK... - NOT found (Fortran not enabled)")
+    message(STATUS "Looking for LAPACK... - NOT found (Fortran not enabled)")
+    return()
   endif(LAPACK_FIND_REQUIRED)
 endif(NOT _LANGUAGES_ MATCHES Fortran)