diff --git a/src/common/slurm_errno.c b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
index 06134dfbb567e402d51cda4e6ad1e855cf742030..3439668cc8a27d7a90069e5d5d5f16e51302265b 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,
-	  "Job submission rejected due to missing time limit"   }
+	  "Missing time limit"   }
 };
 
 /*