diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index b0d19cdf1d..9a15bfb872 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -819,9 +819,7 @@ static int ape_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 
     /* should not happen but who knows */
     if (BLOCKS_PER_LOOP * 2 * avctx->channels > *data_size) {
-        av_log (avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Packet size is too big to be handled "
-                "in lavc! (max is %d where you have %d)\n",
-                *data_size, s->samples * 2 * avctx->channels);
+        av_log (avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Output buffer is too small.\n");
         return -1;
     }