diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/configuremake.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/configuremake.py
index 7cfafd9601f..2f262c6430a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/configuremake.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/configuremake.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 def check_config_guess(config_guess, log=None):
     """Check timestamp & SHA256 checksum of config.guess script.
 
-    :param configu_gess: Path to config.guess script to check
+    :param config_guess: Path to config.guess script to check
     :param log: Instance of a logger to use or None to run in quiet mode
     :return: Whether the script is valid (matches the version and checksum)
     """
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ def check_config_guess(config_guess, log=None):
         result = False
         tup = (config_guess, config_guess_version, CONFIG_GUESS_VERSION)
         if log:
-            log.warning("config.guess version at %s does not match expected version: %s vs %s" % tup)
+            print_warning("config.guess version at %s does not match expected version: %s vs %s" % tup, log=log)
     if config_guess_checksum != CONFIG_GUESS_SHA256:
         result = False
         tup = (config_guess, config_guess_checksum, CONFIG_GUESS_SHA256)
         if log:
-            log.warning("SHA256 checksum of config.guess at %s does not match expected checksum: %s vs %s" % tup)
+            print_warning("SHA256 checksum of config.guess at %s does not match expected checksum: %s vs %s" % tup,
+                          log=log)
 
     return result
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/rpackage.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/rpackage.py
index d0ab8b2d74a..4cf66c92bf0 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/rpackage.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/rpackage.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 @author: Balazs Hajgato (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
 """
 import os
-import shutil
 
 from easybuild.easyblocks.r import EXTS_FILTER_R_PACKAGES, EB_R
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.configuremake import check_config_guess, obtain_config_guess
@@ -175,13 +174,14 @@ def install_R_package(self, cmd, inp=None):
         else:
             self.log.debug("R package %s installed succesfully" % self.name)
 
-    def update_config_guess(self, src_dir):
-        """Update any config.guess found in src_dir"""
-        for config_guess_dir in (root for root, _, files in os.walk(src_dir) if 'config.guess' in files):
+    def update_config_guess(self, path):
+        """Update any config.guess found in specified directory"""
+        for config_guess_dir in (root for root, _, files in os.walk(path) if 'config.guess' in files):
             config_guess = os.path.join(config_guess_dir, 'config.guess')
             if not check_config_guess(config_guess):
                 updated_config_guess = obtain_config_guess(log=self.log)
                 copy_file(updated_config_guess, config_guess)
+                self.log.debug("Replacing outdated %s with more recent copy at %s", config_guess, updated_config_guess)
 
     def install_step(self):
         """Install procedure for R packages."""