diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 881bd1f35fe..904db39954e 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-02  Theo Honohan  <th@futuretv.com>
+
+	* config/tc-arm.c (do_msr): Improve error message. 
+
 2000-10-31  Eric Christopher  <echristo@redhat.com>
 
 	* config/tc-mn10300.c (md_apply_fix3): Use valuep if fully resolved
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-arm.c b/gas/config/tc-arm.c
index fd83a42af70..6f27c64843a 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-arm.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-arm.c
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ do_msr (str, flags)
 
   if (inst.instruction & ((PSR_c | PSR_x | PSR_s) << PSR_SHIFT))
     {
-      inst.error = _("can only set flag field with immediate value");
+      inst.error = _("only flag field of psr can be set with immediate value");
       return;
     }