diff --git a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
index 8101b920b..1c4547a50 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-21  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* theme-installer.c: (gnome_theme_install_real): reword the "theme engine"
+	error message since we cannot really be sure it is an engine (bug #435680)
+
 2007-09-21  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* theme-installer.c: (gnome_theme_install_real),
diff --git a/capplets/appearance/theme-installer.c b/capplets/appearance/theme-installer.c
index 93389417d..9a01927ea 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/theme-installer.c
+++ b/capplets/appearance/theme-installer.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ gnome_theme_install_real (gint filetype, const gchar *tmp_dir, const gchar *them
 			       GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
 			       GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR,
 			       GTK_BUTTONS_OK,
-			       _("The theme is an engine. You need to compile it."));
+			       _("The selected file is not a valid theme. It might be a theme engine that you need to compile."));
 		gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
 		gtk_widget_destroy (dialog);
 		return FALSE;