diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c0f3706c05..4cdb3370d7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5233,12 +5233,6 @@ esac
 check_compile_assert flt_lim "float.h limits.h" "DBL_MAX == (double)DBL_MAX" ||
     add_cppflags '-I\$(SRC_PATH)/compat/float'
 
-esc(){
-    echo "$*" | sed 's/%/%25/g;s/:/%3a/g'
-}
-
-echo "config:$arch:$subarch:$cpu:$target_os:$(esc $cc_ident):$(esc $FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION)" > ffbuild/config.fate
-
 check_cpp_condition stdlib.h "defined(__PIC__) || defined(__pic__) || defined(PIC)" && enable_weak pic
 
 set_default libdir
@@ -6742,12 +6736,21 @@ fi
 
 echo "License: $license"
 
-echo "Creating configuration files ..."
-
 fi # test "$quiet" != "yes"
 
+if test -n "$WARNINGS"; then
+    printf "\n%s%s$WARNINGS%s" "$warn_color" "$bold_color" "$reset_color"
+    enabled fatal_warnings && exit 1
+fi
+
 test -e Makefile || echo "include $source_path/Makefile" > Makefile
 
+esc(){
+    echo "$*" | sed 's/%/%25/g;s/:/%3a/g'
+}
+
+echo "config:$arch:$subarch:$cpu:$target_os:$(esc $cc_ident):$(esc $FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION)" > ffbuild/config.fate
+
 enabled stripping || strip="echo skipping strip"
 enabled stripping || striptype=""
 
@@ -6923,7 +6926,9 @@ test -n "$malloc_prefix" &&
 
 if enabled x86asm; then
     append config_files $TMPASM
-    printf '' >$TMPASM
+    cat > $TMPASM <<EOF
+; Automatically generated by configure - do not modify!
+EOF
 fi
 
 enabled getenv || echo "#define getenv(x) NULL" >> $TMPH
@@ -6950,7 +6955,7 @@ touch ffbuild/.config
 enabled x86asm && cp_if_changed $TMPASM config.asm
 
 cat > $TMPH <<EOF
-/* Generated by ffconf */
+/* Generated by ffmpeg configure */
 #ifndef AVUTIL_AVCONFIG_H
 #define AVUTIL_AVCONFIG_H
 EOF
@@ -6978,11 +6983,6 @@ print_enabled_components(){
 print_enabled_components libavcodec/bsf_list.c AVBitStreamFilter bitstream_filters $BSF_LIST
 print_enabled_components libavformat/protocol_list.c URLProtocol url_protocols $PROTOCOL_LIST
 
-if test -n "$WARNINGS"; then
-    printf "\n%s%s$WARNINGS%s" "$warn_color" "$bold_color" "$reset_color"
-    enabled fatal_warnings && exit 1
-fi
-
 # Settings for pkg-config files
 
 cat > ffbuild/config.sh <<EOF