diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.c b/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.c
index a5c2444ec85..c1b21df5811 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.c
@@ -1724,8 +1724,8 @@ usb_alloc_device(device_t parent_dev, struct usb_bus *bus,
 		/* Setup USB descriptors */
 		err = (usb_temp_setup_by_index_p) (udev, usb_template);
 		if (err) {
-			DPRINTFN(0, "setting up USB template failed maybe the USB "
-			    "template module has not been loaded\n");
+			DPRINTFN(0, "setting up USB template failed - "
+			    "usb_template(4) not loaded?\n");
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}