diff --git a/lib/checkstl.cpp b/lib/checkstl.cpp
index 1adec8287..511e6c20a 100644
--- a/lib/checkstl.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkstl.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void CheckStl::eraseCheckLoop(const Token *it)
 // Error message for bad iterator usage..
 void CheckStl::eraseError(const Token *tok)
 {
-    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "erase", "Dangerous usage of erase\nAfter erase has been used the iterator may be invalid so dereferencing it or comparing it with other iterator is invalid.");
+    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "erase", "Dangerous iterator usage. After erase the iterator is invalid so dereferencing it or comparing it with another iterator is invalid.");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/teststl.cpp b/test/teststl.cpp
index 093221d64..c106de737 100644
--- a/test/teststl.cpp
+++ b/test/teststl.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ private:
               "        foo.erase(it);\n"
               "    }\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Dangerous usage of erase\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Dangerous iterator usage. After erase the iterator is invalid so dereferencing it or comparing it with another iterator is invalid.\n", errout.str());
 
         check("for (it = foo.begin(); it != foo.end(); ++it)\n"
               "{\n"
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ private:
               "{\n"
               "    foo.erase(it);\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Dangerous usage of erase\n[test.cpp:7]: (error) Dangerous usage of erase\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Dangerous iterator usage. After erase the iterator is invalid so dereferencing it or comparing it with another iterator is invalid.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:7]: (error) Dangerous iterator usage. After erase the iterator is invalid so dereferencing it or comparing it with another iterator is invalid.\n", errout.str());
 
         check("void f(std::list<int> &ints)\n"
               "{\n"