diff --git a/src/common/slurm_errno.c b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
index 9215ed76d4710c57331e47744c5d7d5fc32de555..06134dfbb567e402d51cda4e6ad1e855cf742030 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_errno.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static slurm_errtab_t slurm_errtab[] = {
 
 	/* plugin and custom errors */
 	{ ESLURM_MISSING_TIME_LIMIT,
-	  "Missing time limit"                                  }
+	  "Job submission rejected due to missing time limit"   }
 };
 
 /*