diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bb3c3bc9..ee34c0af 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2014-02-28  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
+	* src/text.c (execute_command): Equalize pipe error messages.
+
 2014-02-28  Eitan Adler  <lists@eitanadler.com>
 	* src/nano.c (do_toggle) - Constify a char pointer, to fix
 	a warning when compiling with clang (and -Wall).
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index a15117f7..e514772c 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ bool execute_command(const char *command)
 
     /* Make our pipes. */
     if (pipe(fd) == -1) {
-	statusbar(_("Could not pipe"));
+	statusbar(_("Could not create pipe"));
 	return FALSE;
     }