diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 5e3aa699b11..fda91c047cd 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ The buffer is not selected, just returned to the caller."
 		      (format
 		       (if (buffer-modified-p buf)
     "File %s changed on disk.  Discard your edits? "
-    "File %s changed on disk.  Read the new version? ")
+    "File %s changed on disk.  Reread from disk? ")
 		       (file-name-nondirectory filename)))
 		     (save-excursion
 		       (set-buffer buf)