diff --git a/net/netatalk-devel/pkg-message b/net/netatalk-devel/pkg-message
index 61920187ed9a..23d91dbf7b03 100644
--- a/net/netatalk-devel/pkg-message
+++ b/net/netatalk-devel/pkg-message
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ###
-You need to edit /etc/pam.conf to add support for netatalk.  To do so, add the 
-following three lines to this file:
+If you compiled WITH_PAM support, you need to edit /etc/pam.conf to add
+support for netatalk.  To do so, add the following three lines to this
+file:
 
 netatalk	auth	required	pam_unix.so	try_first_pass
 netatalk	account	required	pam_unix.so	try_first_pass
diff --git a/net/netatalk/pkg-message b/net/netatalk/pkg-message
index 61920187ed9a..23d91dbf7b03 100644
--- a/net/netatalk/pkg-message
+++ b/net/netatalk/pkg-message
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ###
-You need to edit /etc/pam.conf to add support for netatalk.  To do so, add the 
-following three lines to this file:
+If you compiled WITH_PAM support, you need to edit /etc/pam.conf to add
+support for netatalk.  To do so, add the following three lines to this
+file:
 
 netatalk	auth	required	pam_unix.so	try_first_pass
 netatalk	account	required	pam_unix.so	try_first_pass