diff --git a/CMake/ImportGdal.cmake b/CMake/ImportGdal.cmake
index a44fa50ce46e70343c48eec799dcac33ad72658f..d42cc0b28c43fb53d35d6a82ac55a283e6178f1b 100644
--- a/CMake/ImportGdal.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ImportGdal.cmake
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ IF(OTB_USE_EXTERNAL_GDAL)
   CMAKE_FLAGS "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:PATH=${TIFF_INCLUDE_DIRS};${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIR}" "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${GDAL_LIBRARY}"
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
   IF(GDAL_HAS_TIFF)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has tiff    -- yes")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL exposes tiff library symbols      -- yes")
     SET(TIFF_LIBRARY ${GDAL_LIBRARY})
   ELSE(GDAL_HAS_TIFF)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has tiff    -- no")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL exposes tiff library symbols      -- no")
     FIND_LIBRARY(TIFF_LIBRARY NAMES tiff libtiff_i PATHS  ${OSGEO4W_LIB})
     MARK_AS_ADVANCED(TIFF_LIBRARY)
     IF (NOT TIFF_LIBRARY)
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ IF(OTB_USE_EXTERNAL_GDAL)
   CMAKE_FLAGS "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:PATH=${GEOTIFF_INCLUDE_DIRS};${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIR}" "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${GDAL_LIBRARY}"
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
   IF(GDAL_HAS_GEOTIFF)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has geotiff -- yes")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL exposes geotiff library symbols   -- yes")
     SET(GEOTIFF_LIBRARY ${GDAL_LIBRARY})
   ELSE(GDAL_HAS_GEOTIFF)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has geotiff -- no")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL exposes geotiff library symbols   -- no")
     FIND_LIBRARY(GEOTIFF_LIBRARY NAMES geotiff geotiff_i PATHS ${OSGEO4W_LIB})
     MARK_AS_ADVANCED(GEOTIFF_LIBRARY)
     IF (NOT GEOTIFF_LIBRARY)
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ IF(OTB_USE_EXTERNAL_GDAL)
   CMAKE_FLAGS "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:PATH=${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS};${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIR}" "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${GDAL_LIBRARY}"
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
   IF(GDAL_HAS_JPEG)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has jpeg    -- yes")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL exposes jpeg library symbols      -- yes")
     SET(JPEG_LIBRARY ${GDAL_LIBRARY})
   ELSE(GDAL_HAS_JPEG)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has jpeg    -- no")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL exposes jpeg library symbols      -- no")
     FIND_LIBRARY(JPEG_LIBRARY NAMES jpeg jpeg_i PATHS ${OSGEO4W_LIB})
     MARK_AS_ADVANCED(JPEG_LIBRARY)
     IF (NOT JPEG_LIBRARY)
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ IF(OTB_USE_EXTERNAL_GDAL)
   CMAKE_FLAGS "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:PATH=${OGR_INCLUDE_DIRS};${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIR}" "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${GDAL_LIBRARY}"
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
   IF(GDAL_HAS_OGR)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has OGR     -- yes")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has OGR                           -- yes")
     SET(OGR_LIBRARY ${GDAL_LIBRARY})
   ELSE(GDAL_HAS_OGR)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has OGR     -- no")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "  Testing if GDAL has OGR                           -- no")
     MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "OGR MESSAGE: ${OUTPUT}")
     FIND_LIBRARY(OGR_LIBRARY ogr PATHS)
     MARK_AS_ADVANCED(OGR_LIBRARY)