diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/NamedSPILoader.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/NamedSPILoader.java
index 0471cebc38e..e69cab4a5cb 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/NamedSPILoader.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/NamedSPILoader.java
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ public final class NamedSPILoader<S extends NamedSPILoader.NamedSPI> implements
             + ((System.getSecurityManager() == null)
                 ? ""
                 : " We have detected that a security manager is installed so it is also possible "
-                    + "that the services file in the jar containing the codec is inaccessible under the current "
-                    + "security policy. A FilePermission implying 'read' access to the "
-                    + "jar containing the META-INF/services/org.apache.lucene.codec.Codec file is necessary. "
+                    + "that the services file in the jar containing the implementation is inaccessible under "
+                    + "the current security policy. A FilePermission implying 'read' access to the "
+                    + "jar containing the META-INF/services directory is necessary. "
                     + "Note that Java does not throw SecurityException if the permission is missing."));
   }