diff --git a/Source/CPack/cmCPackNSISGenerator.cxx b/Source/CPack/cmCPackNSISGenerator.cxx
index 481fd2b6e..7b5251148 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/cmCPackNSISGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/cmCPackNSISGenerator.cxx
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ void cmCPackNSISGenerator::CreateMenuLinks( cmOStringStream& str,
     {
     cmCPackLogger(
       cmCPackLog::LOG_ERROR,
-      "CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES should contain pairs of <executable> and "
-      "<icon name>." << std::endl);
+      "CPACK_NSIS_MENU_LINKS should contain pairs of <shortcut target> and "
+      "<shortcut label>." << std::endl);
     return;
     }