diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5fd87c4f09e0fe73ac4fda9499ff1671ff9db537..0440ece66a316214657b556d3150e59eb152796b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -26403,7 +26403,7 @@ else
     We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
     since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
     incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
-#define LARGE_OFF_T ((((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31) - 1 + (((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31))
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
   int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
 		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
 		      ? 1 : -1];
@@ -26449,7 +26449,7 @@ else
     We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
     since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
     incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
-#define LARGE_OFF_T ((((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31) - 1 + (((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31))
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
   int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
 		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
 		      ? 1 : -1];
@@ -26473,7 +26473,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
     We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
     since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
     incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
-#define LARGE_OFF_T ((((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31) - 1 + (((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31))
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
   int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
 		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
 		      ? 1 : -1];
@@ -26518,7 +26518,7 @@ else
     We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
     since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
     incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
-#define LARGE_OFF_T ((((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31) - 1 + (((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31))
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
   int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
 		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
 		      ? 1 : -1];
@@ -26542,7 +26542,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
     We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
     since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
     incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
-#define LARGE_OFF_T ((((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31) - 1 + (((off_t) 1 << 31) << 31))
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
   int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
 		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
 		      ? 1 : -1];
@@ -28260,7 +28260,8 @@ else
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 else
-  $as_echo Could not find nc-config! go on with default configuration
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Could not find nc-config! go on with default configuration" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: Could not find nc-config! go on with default configuration" >&2;}
 fi ;; #(
   *) :
     if test -d "$with_netcdf"; then :