diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 425355fcdd..e0542e1e73 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -1963,7 +1963,8 @@ proc semStmtList(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         case n.sons[j].kind
         of nkPragma, nkCommentStmt, nkNilLit, nkEmpty, nkBlockExpr,
             nkBlockStmt, nkState: discard
-        else: localError(c.config, n.sons[j].info, "unreachable statement after '{.noReturn.}' proc")
+        else: localError(c.config, n.sons[j].info,
+          "unreachable statement after 'return' statement or '{.noReturn.}' proc")
     else: discard
 
   if result.len == 1 and
diff --git a/tests/controlflow/tstatret.nim b/tests/controlflow/tstatret.nim
index 8327d3ee3a..8f43c5d8f4 100644
--- a/tests/controlflow/tstatret.nim
+++ b/tests/controlflow/tstatret.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 discard """
   file: "tstatret.nim"
   line: 9
-  errormsg: "unreachable statement after '{.noReturn.}' proc"
+  errormsg: "unreachable statement after 'return' statement or '{.noReturn.}' proc"
 """
 # no statement after return
 proc main() =