diff --git a/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp b/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp
index 9ac8facbe5..a073724c21 100644
--- a/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/drc/drc_item.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::diffPairUncoupledLengthTooLong( DRCE_DIFF_PAIR_UNCOUPLED_LENG
         wxT( "diff_pair_uncoupled_length_too_long" ) );
 
 DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::footprintTypeMismatch( DRCE_FOOTPRINT_TYPE_MISMATCH,
-        _( "Footprint type doesn't match footprint pads" ),
+        _( "Footprint component type doesn't match footprint pads" ),
         wxT( "footprint_type_mismatch" ) );
 
 DRC_ITEM DRC_ITEM::footprintTHPadhasNoHole( DRCE_PAD_TH_WITH_NO_HOLE,
diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint.cpp
index 393ae9eb7f..198385f22a 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint.cpp
@@ -2214,15 +2214,15 @@ void FOOTPRINT::CheckFootprintAttributes( const std::function<void( const wxStri
 
         if( likelyAttr == FP_THROUGH_HOLE )
         {
-            msg.Printf( _( "Expected \"Through hole\" type but set to \"%s\"" ), GetTypeName() );
+            msg.Printf( _( "(expected 'Through hole'; actual '%s')" ), GetTypeName() );
         }
         else if( likelyAttr == FP_SMD )
         {
-            msg.Printf( _( "Expected \"SMD\" type but set to \"%s\"" ), GetTypeName() );
+            msg.Printf( _( "(expected 'SMD'; actual '%s')" ), GetTypeName() );
         }
         else
         {
-            msg.Printf( _( "Expected \"Other\" type but set to \"%s\"" ), GetTypeName() );
+            msg.Printf( _( "(expected 'Other'; actual '%s')" ), GetTypeName() );
         }
 
         msg = wxT( "(" ) + msg + wxT( ")" );