diff --git a/compiler/parser.nim b/compiler/parser.nim
index 8f7eb12268..868054f364 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.nim
+++ b/compiler/parser.nim
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ proc parseStmt(p: var TParser): PNode =
     case p.tok.tokType
     of tkIf, tkWhile, tkCase, tkTry, tkFor, tkBlock, tkAsm, tkProc, tkFunc,
        tkIterator, tkMacro, tkType, tkConst, tkWhen, tkVar:
-      parMessage(p, "complex statement requires indentation")
+      parMessage(p, "nestable statement requires indentation")
       result = p.emptyNode
     else:
       if p.inSemiStmtList > 0: