diff --git a/source-builder/sb/check.py b/source-builder/sb/check.py
index 9ba36b4..60a9e9a 100644
--- a/source-builder/sb/check.py
+++ b/source-builder/sb/check.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def run():
     except error.exit, eerr:
         pass
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        _notice(opts, 'user terminated')
+        _notice(opts, 'abort: user terminated')
         sys.exit(1)
     sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/source-builder/sb/defaults.py b/source-builder/sb/defaults.py
index 1497bbd..3eea5bb 100644
--- a/source-builder/sb/defaults.py
+++ b/source-builder/sb/defaults.py
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ def run(args):
     except error.exit, eerr:
         pass
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        _notice(opts, 'user terminated')
+        _notice(opts, 'abort: user terminated')
         sys.exit(1)
     sys.exit(0)