diff --git a/src/build.d b/src/build.d
index 5001793c02d7..408997888131 100755
--- a/src/build.d
+++ b/src/build.d
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ Returns: nothing but enables `throw abortBuild` to convey the resulting behavior
 */
 BuildException abortBuild(string msg = "Build failed!")
 {
-    throw new BuildException("ERROR: " ~ msg);
+    throw new BuildException(msg);
 }
 
 class BuildException : Exception