diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevicetester.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevicetester.cpp
index c89f41232a0..a555c22e861 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevicetester.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevicetester.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ void GenericLinuxDeviceTester::handleRsyncFinished()
     TestResult result = TestSuccess;
     if (!error.isEmpty()) {
         emit errorMessage(error);
-        if (!d->sftpWorks) {
+        if (d->sftpWorks) {
+            emit progressMessage(tr("SFTP will be used for deployment, because rsync "
+                                    "is not available.\n"));
+        } else {
             emit errorMessage(tr("Deployment to this device will not work out of the box.\n"));
             result = TestFailure;
         }