diff --git a/llvm/configure b/llvm/configure
index a172059f6e5d..7b2b07038f86 100755
--- a/llvm/configure
+++ b/llvm/configure
@@ -13341,8 +13341,8 @@ fi
 
 if test "$GXX" != "yes" && test "$IXX" != "yes"
 then
-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: g++|icc required but not found" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: g++|icc required but not found" >&2;}
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: g++|clang++|icc required but not found" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: g++|clang++|icc required but not found" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi