diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index 3f542f777..11ea4e8b4 100755
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ PUBLIC void main()
 PRIVATE void announce(void)
 {
   /* Display the MINIX startup banner. */
-  kprintf("MINIX %s.%s.\nCopyright 2006, 1997, 1987 Pearson Education, Inc.\n"
-  "MINIX 3 Copyright 2006, 1997, 1987 Vrije Universiteit\n",
+  kprintf("MINIX %s.%s. "
+  "Copyright 2006, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands\n",
       OS_RELEASE, OS_VERSION);
 #if (CHIP == INTEL)
   /* Real mode, or 16/32-bit protected mode? */