diff --git a/src/checkautovariables.h b/src/checkautovariables.h
index ba29fbf3d..a96f04878 100644
--- a/src/checkautovariables.h
+++ b/src/checkautovariables.h
@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ private:
 
     std::string classInfo() const
     {
-        return "Auto variables are deallocated when they go out of scope. "
-               "A pointer to an auto variable is therefore only valid as long as the auto variable is in scope.\n"
+        return "A pointer to a variable is only valid as long as the variable is in scope.\n"
                "Check:\n"
-               " * returning a pointer to auto variable\n"
-               " * assignment of an auto-variable to an effective parameter of a function\n";
+               " * returning a pointer to variable\n"
+               " * assigning address of an variable to an effective parameter of a function\n";
     }
 };