diff --git a/staticd/static_vty.c b/staticd/static_vty.c
index 8cc4ccced1e2..48ad10e90cba 100644
--- a/staticd/static_vty.c
+++ b/staticd/static_vty.c
@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ static int static_route_leak(
 		    || strcasecmp(ifname, "blackhole") == 0) {
 			if (vty)
 				vty_out(vty,
-					"%% Nexthop interface cannot be Null0, reject or blackhole\n");
+					"%% Nexthop interface name can not be from reserved keywords (Null0, reject, blackhole)\n");
 			else
 				zlog_warn(
-					"%s: Nexthop interface cannot be Null0, reject or blackhole for %s",
+					"%s: %s: Nexthop interface name can not be from reserved keywords (Null0, reject, blackhole)\n",
 					__PRETTY_FUNCTION__, dest_str);
 			return CMD_WARNING_CONFIG_FAILED;
 		}