diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f599cf17efb8dc7496d5e4b0064f0cca3d38ec91..600e69d93ea444d3443208b04fe349470acce362 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def check_executable_unix(executable, error):
 
 def build_qt():
     print 'Building Qt applications'
-    pyuic4 = check_executable('pyuic4', 'To disable Qt applications, use --no-qt.')
+    pyuic4 = check_executable('pyuic4', 'Install PyQt4-devel or disable Qt applications (with --no-qt).')
 
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         env={ 'PYUIC' : pyuic4, 'PATH':os.environ['PATH']}