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diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index 5d3c095..cd5db62 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -1835,8 +1835,8 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase):
self.validate_arguments(args, 1, [str])
name = args[0]
if '<' in name or '>' in name or '=' in name:
- raise InvalidArguments('''Characters <, > and = are forbidden in target names. To specify version
-requirements use the version keyword argument instead.''')
+ raise InvalidArguments('Characters <, > and = are forbidden in dependency names. To specify'
+ 'version\n requirements use the \'version\' keyword argument instead.')
identifier = dependencies.get_dep_identifier(name, kwargs)
# Check if we want this as a cross-dep or a native-dep
# FIXME: Not all dependencies support such a distinction right now,