diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 66eb071f3ab..97c8e0851c9 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-08-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Revise "call lacks
+	nop" error message.
+
 2018-08-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* elf64-hppa.c (elf_hppa_final_link_relocate): Replace unworkable
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 1a40fa96739..24855ed514d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -13995,13 +13995,13 @@ ppc64_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 		    info->callbacks->einfo
 		      /* xgettext:c-format */
 		      (_("%H: call to `%pT' lacks nop, can't restore toc; "
-			 "recompile with -fPIC\n"),
+			 "(plt call stub)\n"),
 		       input_bfd, input_section, rel->r_offset, sym_name);
 		  else
 		    info->callbacks->einfo
 		      /* xgettext:c-format */
 		      (_("%H: call to `%pT' lacks nop, can't restore toc; "
-			 "(-mcmodel=small toc adjust stub)\n"),
+			 "(toc save/adjust stub)\n"),
 		       input_bfd, input_section, rel->r_offset, sym_name);
 
 		  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);