diff --git a/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx b/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
index c08394530e..3df1b36c5a 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
@@ -358,8 +358,9 @@ int main(int argc, char const* const* argv)
             cpackGenerator->SetTraceExpand(traceExpand);
           } else {
             cmCPack_Log(&log, cmCPackLog::LOG_ERROR,
-                        "Cannot initialize CPack generator: " << gen
-                                                              << std::endl);
+                        "Could not create CPack generator: " << gen
+                                                             << std::endl);
+
             parsed = 0;
           }
 
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CPackCommandLine/NotAGenerator-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CPackCommandLine/NotAGenerator-stderr.txt
index fe4e455eeb..a553bde5b6 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CPackCommandLine/NotAGenerator-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CPackCommandLine/NotAGenerator-stderr.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-^CPack Error: Cannot initialize CPack generator: NotAGenerator
+^CPack Error: Could not create CPack generator: NotAGenerator