diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/forTestCompile/ForTestCompileBuiltins.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/forTestCompile/ForTestCompileBuiltins.java
index 77ce6e88cfa..e4e9d0c870c 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/forTestCompile/ForTestCompileBuiltins.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/forTestCompile/ForTestCompileBuiltins.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ForTestCompileBuiltins {
             ExitCode exitCode = new K2JVMCompiler().exec(
                     System.err, "-output", classesDir.getPath(), "-src", "./compiler/frontend/src", "-mode", "builtins");
             if (exitCode != ExitCode.OK) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("jdk headers compilation failed: " + exitCode);
+                throw new IllegalStateException("builtins compilation failed: " + exitCode);
             }
         }