diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6bb82215a..e3e39b84a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-03-24  Adrian Glaubitz  <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>
+
+	* kern/dl.c (grub_dl_resolve_symbols): Improve error message
+	grammar.
+
 2010-03-24  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
 
 	* .bzrignore: Add grub-bin2h, grub-reboot, and grub-set-default.
diff --git a/kern/dl.c b/kern/dl.c
index 278d5b568..19ee13243 100644
--- a/kern/dl.c
+++ b/kern/dl.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ grub_dl_resolve_symbols (grub_dl_t mod, Elf_Ehdr *e)
 	      sym->st_value = (Elf_Addr) grub_dl_resolve_symbol (name);
 	      if (! sym->st_value)
 		return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_MODULE,
-				   "the symbol `%s' not found", name);
+				   "symbol not found: `%s'", name);
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {