diff --git a/src/avrftdi.c b/src/avrftdi.c
index 7b85e340..d0cbeccd 100644
--- a/src/avrftdi.c
+++ b/src/avrftdi.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static int avrftdi_open(PROGRAMMER *pgm, const char *port) {
       pmsg_warning("setting bitclock despite HAS_BITCLOCK_ADJ missing in pgm->extra_features\n");
 
   if(pgm->baudrate && pgm->bitclock && (int) (1.0/pgm->bitclock) != pgm->baudrate)
-    pmsg_warning("both -b baudrate and -B bitrate set; ignoring -B\n");
+    pmsg_warning("both -b baudrate and -B bitrate set; using -b\n");
 
   set_frequency(pdata,
     pgm->baudrate? pgm->baudrate:
diff --git a/src/ft245r.c b/src/ft245r.c
index 64b1c84d..873651cd 100644
--- a/src/ft245r.c
+++ b/src/ft245r.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int ft245r_set_bitclock(const PROGRAMMER *pgm) {
       pmsg_warning("setting bitclock despite HAS_BITCLOCK_ADJ missing in pgm->extra_features\n");
 
   if(pgm->baudrate && pgm->bitclock && (int) (1.0/pgm->bitclock) != pgm->baudrate)
-    pmsg_warning("both -b baudrate and -B bitrate set; ignoring -b\n");
+    pmsg_warning("both -b baudrate and -B bitrate set; using -B\n");
 
   // 150000 should work for all ftdi chips and the internal clock of 1 MHz
   rate = pgm->bitclock? (int) (1.0/pgm->bitclock): pgm->baudrate? pgm->baudrate: 150000;
diff --git a/src/pickit2.c b/src/pickit2.c
index e40ccb07..c75bd421 100644
--- a/src/pickit2.c
+++ b/src/pickit2.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int pickit2_open(PROGRAMMER *pgm, const char *port) {
 #endif
 
   if(pgm->ispdelay > 0 && pgm->bitclock > 0.0)
-    pmsg_warning("both -i delay and -B bitrate set; ignoring -B\n");
+    pmsg_warning("both -i delay and -B bitrate set; using -i\n");
 
   if(pgm->ispdelay > 0) {
     my.clock_period = MIN(pgm->ispdelay, 255);