diff --git a/tests/grib_to_netcdf.sh b/tests/grib_to_netcdf.sh
index d98eb0c2b..330e39cb0 100755
--- a/tests/grib_to_netcdf.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_to_netcdf.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rm -f $tmp_out | true
 # we get a usage message otherwise we get a specific message. Note: In both cases
 # the command fails.
 ${tools_dir}grib_to_netcdf > $tmp_out
-grep 'GRIB API was not compiled with NETCDF enabled' $tmp_out > /dev/null
+grep 'ecCodes was not compiled with NETCDF enabled' $tmp_out > /dev/null
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   # Message was found
   skip_test=1
diff --git a/tools/grib_to_netcdf.c b/tools/grib_to_netcdf.c
index d22f9b1a6..9ef7855d5 100644
--- a/tools/grib_to_netcdf.c
+++ b/tools/grib_to_netcdf.c
@@ -4245,9 +4245,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     printf("\n");
     printf("grib_to_netcdf:\n");
     printf("\n");
-    printf(" GRIB API was not compiled with NETCDF enabled\n");
-    printf(" Please rerun configure with --with-netcdf=PATH_TO_NETCDF_INSTALLATION\n");
-    printf(" and re-install the software.\n");
+    printf(" ecCodes was not compiled with NETCDF enabled\n");
     printf("\n");
     exit(1);
 }