diff --git a/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs b/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs
index df88f24b4..99791f26c 100644
--- a/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs
@@ -355,7 +355,9 @@ fn build_tree_sitter_library(src_path: &Path, grammar: GrammarConfiguration) ->
         }
     }
 
-    let output = command.output().context("Failed to execute C compiler")?;
+    let output = command
+        .output()
+        .context("Failed to execute C/C++ compiler")?;
     if !output.status.success() {
         return Err(anyhow!(
             "Parser compilation failed.\nStdout: {}\nStderr: {}",