diff --git a/polly/cmake/polly_macros.cmake b/polly/cmake/polly_macros.cmake
index 172e185e4272..e059ae66861f 100644
--- a/polly/cmake/polly_macros.cmake
+++ b/polly/cmake/polly_macros.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ macro(add_polly_library name)
     set(libkind MODULE)
   elseif (ARG_FORCE_STATIC)
     if (SHARED_LIBRARY OR BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      message(STATUS "${name} is being built as static library it compiled with -fvisibility=hidden; "
+      message(STATUS "${name} is being built as static library because it is compiled with -fvisibility=hidden; "
                      "Its symbols are not visible from outside a shared library")
     endif ()
     set(libkind STATIC)