diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
index cb2f1e6621a..83ab93bd7cf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ let
       for i in $import_progs $run_progs; do
         if [[ ! -x $i ]]; then
           echo "FAIL"
-          echo "$i is called in udev rules but not installed by udev"
+          echo "$i is called in udev rules but is not executable or does not exist"
           exit 1
         fi
       done