diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
index b3886fe6c0e..4c66f67b2ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ FileNameList QmakeProFileNode::subDirsPaths(QtSupport::ProFileReader *reader,
             }
         } else {
             if (errors)
-                errors->append(QCoreApplication::translate("QmakeProFileNode", "Could not find .pro file for sub dir \"%1\" in \"%2\"")
+                errors->append(QCoreApplication::translate("QmakeProFileNode", "Could not find .pro file for subdirectory \"%1\" in \"%2\".")
                                .arg(subDirVar).arg(realDir));
         }
     }