diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/caveats.rb b/Library/Homebrew/caveats.rb
index 58347abbcc..fff0b603ca 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/caveats.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/caveats.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Caveats
     if keg and keg.python_site_packages_installed? \
       and !ENV['PYTHONPATH'].to_s.include? site_packages
       <<-EOS.undent
-        Set PYTHONPATH if you want Python to find your site-packages:
+        Set PYTHONPATH if you need Python to find the installed site-packages:
           export PYTHONPATH=#{site_packages}:$PYTHONPATH
       EOS
     end