diff --git a/tools/shared.c b/tools/shared.c
index c8793b3e..e0eae681 100644
--- a/tools/shared.c
+++ b/tools/shared.c
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ tools_exec_command(const char *prefix, int real_argc, char **real_argv)
 	if (rc) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
-				"libinput: %s is not a libinput command or not installed. "
-				"See 'libinput --help'\n",
+				"libinput: %s is not installed.",
 				command);
 			return EXIT_INVALID_USAGE;
 		} else {
diff --git a/tools/test_tool_option_parsing.py b/tools/test_tool_option_parsing.py
index f506a217..d059d914 100755
--- a/tools/test_tool_option_parsing.py
+++ b/tools/test_tool_option_parsing.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class LibinputTool(object):
         rc, stdout, stderr = self.run_command(args)
         assert rc == 2, (rc, stdout, stderr)
         assert stdout.startswith('Usage') or stdout == ''
-        assert 'is not a libinput command' in stderr
+        assert 'is not installed' in stderr
 
 
 class LibinputDebugGui(LibinputTool):