diff --git a/library/system/filesystem b/library/system/filesystem
index 5c7333bfea5..5a78c1c3945 100755
--- a/library/system/filesystem
+++ b/library/system/filesystem
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def main():
     if fs == fstype:
         module.exit_json(changed=False)
     elif fs and not force:
-        module.fail_json(msg="'%s' is already used as %s, use force=yes to ignore"%(dev,fs), rc=rc, err=err)
+        module.fail_json(msg="'%s' is already used as %s, use force=yes to overwrite"%(dev,fs), rc=rc, err=err)
 
     ### create fs