diff --git a/src/dune_rules/context.ml b/src/dune_rules/context.ml
index 4f7ea15e1935..157f311d8f56 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/context.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/context.ml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ module Build_environment_kind = struct
     | None, Cross_compilation_using_findlib_toolchain toolchain ->
       User_error.raise
         [ Pp.textf
-            "Could not find findlib in PATH or an environment variable \
+            "Could not find `ocamlfind' in PATH or an environment variable \
              `OCAMLFIND_CONF' while cross-compiling with toolchain `%s'"
             (Context_name.to_string toolchain)
         ]
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/custom-cross-compilation/no-ocamlfind-in-path.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/custom-cross-compilation/no-ocamlfind-in-path.t
index be330fa15c07..d116a399b572 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/custom-cross-compilation/no-ocamlfind-in-path.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/custom-cross-compilation/no-ocamlfind-in-path.t
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ isn't set
   $ DUNE_PATH=$(dirname `which dune`)
   $ SH_PATH=$(dirname `which sh`)
   $ env ORIG_PATH="$PATH" PATH="$SH_PATH:$DUNE_PATH:$PWD/ocaml-bin" dune build @install -x foo
-  Error: Could not find ocamlfind in PATH or an environment variable
+  Error: Could not find `ocamlfind' in PATH or an environment variable
   `OCAMLFIND_CONF' while cross-compiling with toolchain `foo'
   Hint:
   - `opam install ocamlfind' and/or: