diff --git a/sysutils/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/sysutils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index d25bafe199b..c08887cc00a 100644
--- a/sysutils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ post-patch::
 # NOTE: The previous .if block goes all the way to the end of the file.
 
 .if !empty(PORT_OPTIONS:MNOTESTS) && (${OPSYS} == FreeBSD) && (${OSVERSION} >= 1100000 || ((${ARCH} != i386) && (${ARCH} != amd64)))
-BROKEN=e2fsprogs has not been tested on your system by the maintainer. You must run self-tests.
+BROKEN=	it was not tested on your system by the maintainer; you must run self-tests
 .endif
 
 pre-build: