diff --git a/accel.c b/accel.c
index 85177f1b52..fce6eabbf5 100644
--- a/accel.c
+++ b/accel.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int configure_accelerator(MachineClass *mc)
         p = get_opt_name(buf, sizeof(buf), p, ':');
         acc = accel_find(buf);
         if (!acc) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "\"%s\" accelerator does not exist.\n", buf);
+            fprintf(stderr, "\"%s\" accelerator not found.\n", buf);
             continue;
         }
         if (acc->available && !acc->available()) {