diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index ae56f4f..3bfd74d 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ setup(void)
 		if ((xim = XOpenIM(dpy, NULL, NULL, NULL)) == NULL) {
 			XSetLocaleModifiers("@im=");
 			if ((xim = XOpenIM(dpy, NULL, NULL, NULL)) == NULL)
-				die("XOpenIM failed. Could not open input device.\n");
+				die("XOpenIM failed: could not open input device");
 		}
 	}