diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c
index 9abcdcc26b..81410aa63f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ void spapr_nvdimm_validate_opts(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, uint64_t size,
 
     if (object_property_get_int(OBJECT(nvdimm), NVDIMM_LABEL_SIZE_PROP,
                                 &error_abort) == 0) {
-        error_setg(errp, "NVDIMM device requires label-size to be set");
+        error_setg(errp, "PAPR requires NVDIMM devices to have label-size set");
         return;
     }
 
     if (size % SPAPR_MINIMUM_SCM_BLOCK_SIZE) {
-        error_setg(errp, "NVDIMM memory size excluding the label area"
-                   " must be a multiple of %" PRIu64 "MB",
+        error_setg(errp, "PAPR requires NVDIMM memory size (excluding label)"
+                   " to be a multiple of %" PRIu64 "MB",
                    SPAPR_MINIMUM_SCM_BLOCK_SIZE / MiB);
         return;
     }