diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index f216d868bc..04db2c2bd5 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-01-27  David Mosberger  <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
+
+	* config/tc-ia64.c (dot_vframesp): Correct error message.
+	(dot_vframepsp): Ditto.
+
 2003-01-27  Alexandre Oliva  <aoliva@redhat.com>
 
 	* configure.in (em): Set to irix on all Irix systems.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ia64.c b/gas/config/tc-ia64.c
index fa9ae005bd..a3945649c5 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ia64.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ia64.c
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ dot_vframesp (dummy)
       add_unwind_entry (output_psp_sprel (e.X_add_number));
     }
   else
-    as_bad ("First operand to .vframesp must be a general register");
+    as_bad ("Operand to .vframesp must be a constant (sp-relative offset)");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3084,7 +3084,7 @@ dot_vframepsp (dummy)
       add_unwind_entry (output_psp_sprel (e.X_add_number));
     }
   else
-    as_bad ("First operand to .vframepsp must be a general register");
+    as_bad ("Operand to .vframepsp must be a constant (psp-relative offset)");
 }
 
 static void