diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c2ef35f9..db1872fa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-08-13  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+	* src/useradd.c: Change message in case of find_new_sub_uids /
+	find_new_sub_gids failure. This complements the messages already
+	provided by these APIs.
+
 2013-08-13  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
 	* lib/subordinateio.c: Fix handling of boundaries.
diff --git a/src/useradd.c b/src/useradd.c
index 0cbaa0aa..1b65bf44 100644
--- a/src/useradd.c
+++ b/src/useradd.c
@@ -2179,16 +2179,16 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (is_sub_uid) {
 		if (find_new_sub_uids(user_name, &sub_uid_start, &sub_uid_count) < 0) {
 			fprintf (stderr,
-				_("%s: can't find subordinate user range\n"),
-				Prog);
+			         _("%s: can't create subordinate user IDs\n"),
+			         Prog);
 			fail_exit(E_SUB_UID_UPDATE);
 		}
 	}
 	if (is_sub_gid) {
 		if (find_new_sub_gids(user_name, &sub_gid_start, &sub_gid_count) < 0) {
 			fprintf (stderr,
-				_("%s: can't find subordinate group range\n"),
-				Prog);
+			         _("%s: can't create subordinate group IDs\n"),
+			         Prog);
 			fail_exit(E_SUB_GID_UPDATE);
 		}
 	}