diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 26b874fec9..cdfa2df5d8 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ class View(object):
                 # assume error is "... file(s) not in client view"
                 continue
             if "clientFile" not in res:
-                die("No clientFile from 'p4 where %s'" % depot_path)
+                die("No clientFile in 'p4 where' output")
             if "unmap" in res:
                 # it will list all of them, but only one not unmap-ped
                 continue