diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
index 4140a1b9532..61bedafa6a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::init()
     deployService()->setBuildConfiguration(qobject_cast<Qt4ProjectManager::Qt4BuildConfiguration *>(target()->activeBuildConfiguration()));
     const bool canDeploy = initInternal(&error);
     if (!canDeploy)
-        emit addOutput(tr("Deployment failed: %1").arg(error), ErrorMessageOutput);
+        emit addOutput(tr("Cannot deploy: %1").arg(error), ErrorMessageOutput);
     return canDeploy;
 }