diff --git a/gcc/c-lex.c b/gcc/c-lex.c
index d8771762d9d..00feafdb25b 100644
--- a/gcc/c-lex.c
+++ b/gcc/c-lex.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ yylex ()
 	      pedwarn ("integer constant out of range");
 
 	    if (base == 10 && ! spec_unsigned && TREE_UNSIGNED (type))
-	      warning ("integer constant is so large that it is unsigned");
+	      warning ("decimal constant is so large that it is unsigned");
 
 	    if (flag_traditional && !int_fits_type_p (yylval.ttype, type))
 	      /* The traditional constant 0x80000000 is signed