diff --git a/cMake/FindMEDFile.cmake b/cMake/FindMEDFile.cmake
index db550b2e65..0cf8980dac 100644
--- a/cMake/FindMEDFile.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FindMEDFile.cmake
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ IF(MEDFILE_ROOT_DIR)
 ENDIF(MEDFILE_ROOT_DIR)
 
 FIND_PATH(MEDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS med.h PATH_SUFFIXES med)
-find_file(meddotH med.h PATHS ${MEDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-if(NOT meddotH)
-  message( FATAL_ERROR "med.h not found in an error message above.")
-endif()
+FIND_FILE(meddotH med.h PATHS ${MEDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+IF(NOT meddotH)
+	MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "med.h not found, please install development header-files for libmedc")
+ENDIF(NOT meddotH)
 #FIND_PROGRAM(MDUMP mdump)
 FIND_LIBRARY(MEDFILE_C_LIBRARIES NAMES medC)
 FIND_LIBRARY(MEDFILE_F_LIBRARIES NAMES med)