diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ab87eab..e4bd76ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
   symlinking plugins. Now you can use a symlink to a copy of `libyabridge.so`
   that's installed for a plugin in another directory. This is not recommended
   though. Fixes #3.
+- Clarified the error that appears when we're unable to load the `.dll`.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/wine-host/plugin-bridge.cpp b/src/wine-host/plugin-bridge.cpp
index 993ef007..052c0756 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/plugin-bridge.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/plugin-bridge.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ PluginBridge::PluginBridge(std::string plugin_dll_path,
       vst_host_aeffect(io_context) {
     // Got to love these C APIs
     if (plugin_handle == nullptr) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("Could not load a shared library at '" +
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not load the Windows .DLL file at'" +
                                  plugin_dll_path + "'.");
     }