diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ast.py b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
index 7b43be6dfc2..e032f6d27a8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ast.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ def test_import(self):
 
     def test_importfrom(self):
         imp = ast.ImportFrom(None, [ast.alias("x", None)], -42)
-        self.stmt(imp, "level less than -1")
+        self.stmt(imp, "Negative ImportFrom level")
         self.stmt(ast.ImportFrom(None, [], 0), "empty names on ImportFrom")
 
     def test_global(self):