diff --git a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
index 64bd5dfaeb..56091f798e 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-## Specify system compiler
-## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#set foamCompiler=OpenFOAM
+## Specify OpenFOAM ThirdParty compiler
+## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# set foamCompiler=ThirdParty
 
 ## Specify system openmpi
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#setenv WM_MPLIB SYSTEMOPENMPI
+# setenv WM_MPLIB SYSTEMOPENMPI
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
index 24fea69835..f3e771d030 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Specify system compiler
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-foamCompiler=OpenFOAM
+## Specify OpenFOAM ThirdParty compiler
+## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# foamCompiler=ThirdParty
 
-# Specify system openmpi
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-export WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
+## Specify system openmpi
+## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# export WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file