diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 551fc720b7f..c8cc9ee5cb9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15076,8 +15076,8 @@ $as_echo "/dev/urandom" >&6; }
     as_fn_error $? "
 no source of strong random numbers was found
 PostgreSQL can use OpenSSL or /dev/urandom as a source of random numbers,
-for authentication protocols. You can use --disable-strong-random to use of a built-in
-pseudo random number generator, but that may be insecure." "$LINENO" 5
+for authentication protocols. You can use --disable-strong-random to use a
+built-in pseudo random number generator, but that may be insecure." "$LINENO" 5
   fi
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_STRONG_RANDOM 1" >>confdefs.h
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 595e047d0e2..5d58c449349 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2007,8 +2007,8 @@ if test "$enable_strong_random" = yes ; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([
 no source of strong random numbers was found
 PostgreSQL can use OpenSSL or /dev/urandom as a source of random numbers,
-for authentication protocols. You can use --disable-strong-random to use of a built-in
-pseudo random number generator, but that may be insecure.])
+for authentication protocols. You can use --disable-strong-random to use a
+built-in pseudo random number generator, but that may be insecure.])
   fi
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRONG_RANDOM, 1, [Define to use have a strong random number source])
 else