diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index bb02c9dd3..5b4854d38 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ void CheckClass::noConstructorError(const Token *tok, const std::string &classna
     // For performance reasons the constructor might be intentionally missing. Therefore this is not a "warning"
     reportError(tok, Severity::style, "noConstructor",
                 "$symbol:" + classname + "\n" +
-                "The " + std::string(isStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '$symbol' does not have a constructor.\n"
+                "The " + std::string(isStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '$symbol' does not have a constructor although it has private member variables.\n"
                 "The " + std::string(isStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '$symbol' does not have a constructor "
                 "although it has private member variables. Member variables of builtin types are left "
                 "uninitialized when the class is instantiated. That may cause bugs or undefined behavior.", CWE398, false);
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 6f6afd0bd..7629b6209 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ private:
               "private:\n"
               "    int i;\n"
               "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The class 'Fred' does not have a constructor.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The class 'Fred' does not have a constructor although it has private member variables.\n", errout.str());
 
         check("struct Fred\n"
               "{\n"
               "private:\n"
               "    int i;\n"
               "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The struct 'Fred' does not have a constructor.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The struct 'Fred' does not have a constructor although it has private member variables.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
 
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ private:
         check("struct Fred { int x; };\n"
               "class Barney { Fred fred; };\n"
               "class Wilma { struct Betty { int x; } betty; };");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) The class 'Barney' does not have a constructor.\n"
-                      "[test.cpp:3]: (style) The class 'Wilma' does not have a constructor.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) The class 'Barney' does not have a constructor although it has private member variables.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:3]: (style) The class 'Wilma' does not have a constructor although it has private member variables.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void simple9() { // ticket #4574
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ private:
               "{\n"
               "    int i;\n"
               "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The class 'Fred' does not have a constructor.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The class 'Fred' does not have a constructor although it has private member variables.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void noConstructor2() {