diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 30d8b363a..a3b920ee3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-03-02  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* util/getroot.c (grub_make_system_path_relative_to_its_root): Fix
+	absolutely unclear error message.
+
 2012-03-02  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* util/grub-mkstandalone.in: Remove confusing leftover print.
diff --git a/util/getroot.c b/util/getroot.c
index 29ff96b81..2389fc9a0 100644
--- a/util/getroot.c
+++ b/util/getroot.c
@@ -2646,7 +2646,11 @@ grub_make_system_path_relative_to_its_root (const char *path)
       if (p == NULL)
 	/* This should never happen.  */
 	grub_util_error ("%s",
-			 _("FIXME: no / in buf. (make_system_path_relative_to_its_root)"));
+			 /* TRANSLATORS: canonical pathname is the
+			    complete one e.g. /etc/fstab. It has
+			    to contain / normally, if it doesn't
+			    we're in trouble and throw this error.  */
+			 _("no / in canonical filename"));
       if (p != buf)
 	*p = 0;
       else