diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index a9a58a66d..25cd09ddf 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) checkApexAvailability(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		if to.AvailableFor(apexName) || baselineApexAvailable(apexName, toName) {
 			return true
 		}
-		ctx.ModuleErrorf("%q requires %q that is not available for the APEX. Dependency path:%s", fromName, toName, ctx.GetPathString(true))
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("%q requires %q that doesn't list the APEX under 'apex_available'. Dependency path:%s", fromName, toName, ctx.GetPathString(true))
 		// Visit this module's dependencies to check and report any issues with their availability.
 		return true
 	})
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index c52fd0452..38dd46398 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -4558,7 +4558,7 @@ func TestApexWithTestHelperApp(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestApexPropertiesShouldBeDefaultable(t *testing.T) {
 	// libfoo's apex_available comes from cc_defaults
-	testApexError(t, `requires "libfoo" that is not available for the APEX`, `
+	testApexError(t, `requires "libfoo" that doesn't list the APEX under 'apex_available'.`, `
 	apex {
 		name: "myapex",
 		key: "myapex.key",
@@ -4592,7 +4592,7 @@ func TestApexPropertiesShouldBeDefaultable(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestApexAvailable_DirectDep(t *testing.T) {
 	// libfoo is not available to myapex, but only to otherapex
-	testApexError(t, "requires \"libfoo\" that is not available for the APEX", `
+	testApexError(t, "requires \"libfoo\" that doesn't list the APEX under 'apex_available'.", `
 	apex {
 		name: "myapex",
 		key: "myapex.key",
@@ -4627,7 +4627,7 @@ func TestApexAvailable_DirectDep(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestApexAvailable_IndirectDep(t *testing.T) {
 	// libbbaz is an indirect dep
-	testApexError(t, `requires "libbaz" that is not available for the APEX. Dependency path:
+	testApexError(t, `requires "libbaz" that doesn't list the APEX under 'apex_available'. Dependency path:
 .*via tag apex\.dependencyTag.*name:sharedLib.*
 .*-> libfoo.*link:shared.*
 .*via tag cc\.libraryDependencyTag.*Kind:sharedLibraryDependency.*