1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/install.c b/src/install.c
index 6f447b214..cdb80f283 100644
--- a/src/install.c
+++ b/src/install.c
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (argc <= optind || (n_files == 1 && !dir_arg))
     {
-      error (0, 0, _("too few arguments"));
+      if (argc <= optind)
+	error (0, 0, _("missing operand"));
+      else
+	error (0, 0, _("missing operand after %s"), quote (argv[argc - 1]));
       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }