diff --git a/tests/dl_test.cpp b/tests/dl_test.cpp
index 9e46394..b69da97 100644
--- a/tests/dl_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/dl_test.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@
 // The two libs are in ns2/ subdir.
 TEST(dl, exec_without_ld_config_file) {
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
-  std::string error_message = "CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE \"" + GetTestlibRoot() + "/ld_config_test_helper/ld_config_test_helper\": library \"ld_config_test_helper_lib1.so\" not found\n";
+  std::string error_message =
+      "CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE \"" + GetTestlibRoot() +
+      "/ld_config_test_helper/ld_config_test_helper\": library \"ld_config_test_helper_lib1.so\" "
+      "not found: needed by main executable\n";
   std::string helper = GetTestlibRoot() +
       "/ld_config_test_helper/ld_config_test_helper";
   chmod(helper.c_str(), 0755);