diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppInit.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppInit.cpp
index 88727bea97..963b217b88 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppInit.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppInit.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ void Pcsx2App::DetectCpuAndUserMode()
 		// This code will probably never run if the binary was correctly compiled for SSE4
 		// SSE4 is required for any decent speed and is supported by more than decade old x86 CPUs
 		throw Exception::HardwareDeficiency()
-			.SetDiagMsg(L"Critical Failure: SSE4 Extensions not available.")
-			.SetUserMsg(_("SSE4 extensions are not available.  PCSX2 requires a cpu that supports the SSE4 instruction set."));
+			.SetDiagMsg(L"Critical Failure: SSE4.1 Extensions not available.")
+			.SetUserMsg(_("SSE4 extensions are not available.  PCSX2 requires a cpu that supports the SSE4.1 instruction set."));
 	}
 #endif