diff --git a/src/common/slurm_errno.c b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
index 92c63dcb1a12a5b2d327478757b1faf668d7d01f..57076ecb355c28f665312ae96a85e890d9e88fc1 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_errno.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static slurm_errtab_t slurm_errtab[] = {
 	{ ESLURM_INVALID_PARTITION_NAME,
 	  "Invalid partition name specified"			},
 	{ ESLURM_DEFAULT_PARTITION_NOT_SET,
-	  "System default partition not set"			},
+	  "No partition specified or system default partition"	},
 	{ ESLURM_ACCESS_DENIED, 
 	  "Access denied"					},
 	{ ESLURM_JOB_MISSING_REQUIRED_PARTITION_GROUP,