1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/xfns.c b/src/xfns.c
index caa54d97e2c..882d641e226 100644
--- a/src/xfns.c
+++ b/src/xfns.c
@@ -5370,8 +5370,9 @@ terminate Emacs if we can't open the connection.  */)
       if (!NILP (must_succeed))
         fatal ("Cannot connect to X server %s.\n\
 Check the DISPLAY environment variable or use `-d'.\n\
-Also use the `xhost' program to verify that it is set to permit\n\
-connections from your machine.\n",
+Also use the `xauth' program to verify that you have the proper
+authoritization information needed to connect the X server.\n\
+An insecure way to solve the problem may be to use `xhost'.\n",
                SDATA (display));
       else
         error ("Cannot connect to X server %s", SDATA (display));