diff --git a/src/make.bash b/src/make.bash
index 54bb0705139e5e..306cb65349fce1 100755
--- a/src/make.bash
+++ b/src/make.bash
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ IFS=$'\n'; for go_exe in $(type -ap go); do
 done; unset IFS
 if [ ! -x "$GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP/bin/go" ]; then
 	echo "ERROR: Cannot find $GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP/bin/go." >&2
-	echo "Set \$GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP to a working Go tree >= Go 1.4." >&2
+	echo "Set \$GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP to a working Go tree >= Go 1.17." >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 # Get the exact bootstrap toolchain version to help with debugging.
diff --git a/src/make.bat b/src/make.bat
index 29a9cce888986f..cfdd2a858d11c0 100644
--- a/src/make.bat
+++ b/src/make.bat
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ goto end
 
 :bootstrapfail
 echo ERROR: Cannot find %GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP%\bin\go.exe
-echo Set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP to a working Go tree ^>= Go 1.4.
+echo Set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP to a working Go tree ^>= Go 1.17.
 
 :fail
 set GOBUILDFAIL=1