diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index a59c63ffe..8ca8681d3 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ check_local_mods() {
   done< <(find $salt_local -type f -print0)
 
   if [[ ${#local_mod_arr} -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Potentially breaking changes found in the following files (check ${DEFAULT_SALT_DIR} for original copy):"
+    echo "Potentially breaking changes found in the following files."
+    echo "(Check ${DEFAULT_SALT_DIR} for original copy):"
     for file_str in "${local_mod_arr[@]}"; do
       echo "  $file_str"
     done