diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
index ebc1c12bb65..6a928c4b0ce 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn do_read_manifest(
     if let Some(package) = toml.get("package").or_else(|| toml.get("project")) {
         if let Some(feats) = package.get("cargo-features") {
             bail!(
-                "cargo-features = {} was found in the wrong location, it \
+                "cargo-features = {} was found in the wrong location: it \
                  should be set at the top of Cargo.toml before any tables",
                 toml::to_string(feats).unwrap()
             );
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs
index b49154a192a..3bc66e7485f 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ fn wrong_position() {
 error: failed to parse manifest at [..]
 
 Caused by:
-  cargo-features = [\"test-dummy-unstable\"] was found in the wrong location, it \
+  cargo-features = [\"test-dummy-unstable\"] was found in the wrong location: it \
   should be set at the top of Cargo.toml before any tables
 ",
         )