1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 0c4540c060..a2fa1e14b1 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_new(const char *device_name, Error **errp)
         return NULL;
     }
     if (bdrv_find_node(device_name)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Device with node-name '%s' already exists",
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Device name '%s' conflicts with an existing node name",
                    device_name);
         return NULL;
     }