diff --git a/lib/std/zig.zig b/lib/std/zig.zig
index 52e5f6c2608fce8fc49ccff006d786da91a6775e..64228b0de3ed9fa1a7cf921afdd300aab88fc344 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig.zig
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ pub const Directories = struct {
             if (override_zig_lib) |path| break :d openUnresolved(arena, io, cwd, path, .@"zig lib");
             if (wasi) break :d getPreopen(preopens, "/lib");
             break :d findZigLibDirFromSelfExe(arena, io, cwd, self_exe_path) catch |err| {
-                fatal("unable to find zig installation directory {q}: {t}", .{ self_exe_path, err });
+                fatal("unable to find zig installation directory from executable path {q}: {t}", .{ self_exe_path, err });
             };
         };