diff --git a/prog/sensord/lib.c b/prog/sensord/lib.c
index 5cfdebaa..15ad4c54 100644
--- a/prog/sensord/lib.c
+++ b/prog/sensord/lib.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ loadConfig
     if (!reload) {
       if ((ret = sensors_init (stdin))) {
         if (ret == -SENSORS_ERR_PROC)
-          sensorLog (LOG_ERR, "Error reading /proc; modules probably not loaded");
+          sensorLog (LOG_ERR, "Error reading /proc or /sys; modules probably not loaded");
         else
           sensorLog (LOG_ERR, "Error %d loading sensors configuration file: <stdin>", ret);
         ret = 12;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ loadConfig
       ret = 11;
     } else if ((ret = sensors_init (cfg))) {
       if (ret == -SENSORS_ERR_PROC)
-        sensorLog (LOG_ERR, "Error reading /proc; modules probably not loaded");
+        sensorLog (LOG_ERR, "Error reading /proc or /sys; modules probably not loaded");
       else
         sensorLog (LOG_ERR, "Error %d loading sensors configuration file: %s", ret, cfgPath);
       ret = 11;