diff --git a/src/schema_compile_node.c b/src/schema_compile_node.c
index 8c5a9e7..2723716 100644
--- a/src/schema_compile_node.c
+++ b/src/schema_compile_node.c
@@ -3417,7 +3417,7 @@
             /* YANG 1.0 denies key to be of empty type */
             if (key->type->basetype == LY_TYPE_EMPTY) {
                 LOGVAL(ctx->ctx, LYVE_SEMANTICS,
-                        "List's key cannot be of \"empty\" type until it is in YANG 1.1 module.");
+                        "List key of the \"empty\" type is allowed only in YANG 1.1 modules.");
                 return LY_EVALID;
             }
         } else {