diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/move.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/move.h
index d36e4b28f37..feacae084c9 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/move.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/move.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
     forward(typename std::remove_reference<_Tp>::type&& __t) noexcept
     {
       static_assert(!std::is_lvalue_reference<_Tp>::value, "template argument"
-		    " substituting _Tp is an lvalue reference type");
+		    " substituting _Tp must not be an lvalue reference type");
       return static_cast<_Tp&&>(__t);
     }
 
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/c_neg.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/c_neg.cc
index 884100da42e..dc7ec51bde6 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/c_neg.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/c_neg.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // with this library; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 // <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// { dg-error "static assertion failed" "" { target *-*-* } 89 }
+// { dg-error "must not be an lvalue reference" "" { target *-*-* } 0 }
 
 #include <list>
 
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/f_neg.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/f_neg.cc
index 90d3152ffcd..4ccd7264c65 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/f_neg.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/20_util/forward/f_neg.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // with this library; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 // <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// { dg-error "static assertion failed" "" { target *-*-* } 89 }
+// { dg-error "must not be an lvalue reference" "" { target *-*-* } 0 }
 
 #include <utility>