diff --git a/build/config/android/config.gni b/build/config/android/config.gni
index 41aa76cfef..c22e55c0d6 100644
--- a/build/config/android/config.gni
+++ b/build/config/android/config.gni
@@ -51,15 +51,7 @@ if (is_android) {
       assert(checkout_android,
              "Missing native Android toolchain support. |target_os| in your " +
                  ".gclient configuration file (in the parent directory of " +
-                 "src) must include \"android\". For example:
-
-solutions = [
-...
-]
-target_os=[\"android\"]
-
-After adding |target_os| please re-run \"gclient sync\".
-")
+                 "src) must include \"android\". For example: *snip")
     }
   }