diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 3ff817cbd1..123ba93cbe 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -9531,7 +9531,7 @@ fn handleExternLibName(
             return sema.fail(
                 block,
                 src_loc,
-                "dependency on dynamic library '{s}' requires enabling Position Independent Code. Fixed by '-l{s}' or '-fPIC'.",
+                "dependency on dynamic library '{s}' requires enabling Position Independent Code; fixed by '-l{s}' or '-fPIC'",
                 .{ lib_name, lib_name },
             );
         }