2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 02cc24a2a36..44172fa2a70 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2014-02-09  Lars Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * cus-edit.el (customize-apropos): Fix error string.
+
         * dired-aux.el (dired-copy-file-recursive): Remove slighly
         misleading comment (bug#11328).
 
diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 5b03d3d57c7..8c3617de633 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -1450,7 +1450,10 @@ If TYPE is `groups', include only groups."
                           (custom-variable-p symbol)))
                  (push (list symbol 'custom-variable) found))))))
     (unless found
-      (error "No customizable %s matching %s" (symbol-name type) pattern))
+      (error "No customizable %s matching %s" (if (not type)
+                                                  "group, face, or option"
+                                                (symbol-name type))
+             pattern))
     (custom-buffer-create
      (custom-sort-items found t custom-buffer-order-groups)
      "*Customize Apropos*")))