diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py b/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
index 3a91cd33e..71078c5ae 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     import concurrent.futures as futures
 except ImportError:
     raise RuntimeError("""
-    You need 'concurrent' installed to use this worker with this python
-    version.
+    You need to install the 'futures' package to use this worker with this
+    Python version.
     """)
 
 try: