diff --git a/scripts/cdist b/scripts/cdist
index 38ff5cb2..39449666 100755
--- a/scripts/cdist
+++ b/scripts/cdist
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     cdistpythonversion = '3.2'
     if sys.version < cdistpythonversion:
-        print('Cdist requires Python >= ' + cdistpythonversion +
-            ' on the source host.', file=sys.stderr)
+        print('Python >= ' + cdistpythonversion +
+            ' is required on the source host.', file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)