diff --git a/expand.c b/expand.c
index 8ccfda423..f1d26797d 100644
--- a/expand.c
+++ b/expand.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ parameter expansion.
 #define COMPLETE_LAST_DESC COMPLETE_SEP_STR L"Last background job"
 
 #define COMPLETE_VAR_DESC L"Variable name is zero characters long."
-#define COMPLETE_VAR2_DESC L" Did you mean {$VARIABLE}? For information on how variable expansion in fish differs from Posix variable expansion, see the manual section on variable expansion by typing 'help expand-variable'."
+#define COMPLETE_VAR2_DESC L"Variable name is zero characters long.  Did you mean{$VARIABLE}? To learn about variable expansion in fish, type 'help expand-variable'."
 
 /**
    String in process expansion denoting ourself