diff --git a/src/check_stmt.cpp b/src/check_stmt.cpp
index a97a8d312..b497c0afb 100644
--- a/src/check_stmt.cpp
+++ b/src/check_stmt.cpp
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ gb_internal void check_stmt_internal(CheckerContext *ctx, Ast *node, u32 flags)
 		}
 		if (check_vet_flags(node) & VetFlag_UsingStmt) {
 			ERROR_BLOCK();
-			error(node, "'using' as a statement is now allowed when '-vet' or '-vet-using' is applied");
+			error(node, "'using' as a statement is not allowed when '-vet' or '-vet-using' is applied");
 			error_line("\t'using' is considered bad practice to use as a statement outside of immediate refactoring\n");
 		}