diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c b/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c
index a9e3497aa9..e1c3d1abe7 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c
@@ -648,8 +648,9 @@ process_ldif_rec( char *rbuf, int count )
 			rc = LDAP_PARAM_ERROR;
 		} else {
 			if ( new_entry && strcasecmp( type, T_DN_STR ) == 0 ) {
-				fprintf( stderr, _("%s: attributeType \"%s\": "
-					"(missing newline after line %d of entry \"%s\"?)\n"),
+				fprintf( stderr, _("%s: attributeType \"%s\":"
+					" (possible missing newline"
+						" after line %d of entry \"%s\"?)\n"),
 					prog, type, linenum - 1, dn );
 			}
 			addmodifyop( &pmods, modop, type, &val );