diff --git a/vim/Makefile b/vim/Makefile
index cd92be4a1cc998990a98843df145c7581bf6e941..87f537d00a397559b0e963fb122d86fcd49527c3 100644
--- a/vim/Makefile
+++ b/vim/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plumed_compiled := $(wildcard ../src/lib/plumed)
 ifeq ($(strip $(plumed_compiled)),)
 
 all:
-	@echo You must compile plumed before building the user manual
+	@echo You must compile plumed before building the VIM syntax file
 
 else