diff --git a/repos/base/include/rom_session/connection.h b/repos/base/include/rom_session/connection.h
index ef2016204..c01598685 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/rom_session/connection.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/rom_session/connection.h
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ namespace Genode {
 
 		private:
 
-			Rom_session_capability _create_session(const char *filename, const char *label)
+			Rom_session_capability _create_session(const char *module_name, const char *label)
 			{
 				try {
 					return session("ram_quota=4K, filename=\"%s\", label=\"%s\"",
-					               filename, label ? label: filename); }
+					               module_name, label ? label: module_name); }
 				catch (...) {
-					PERR("Could not open file \"%s\"", filename);
+					PERR("Could not open ROM session for module \"%s\"", module_name);
 					throw Rom_connection_failed();
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/ldso.run b/repos/libports/run/ldso.run
index bfd763f98..bc2e7e9ae 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/ldso.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/ldso.run
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ compare_output_to {
 [init -> test-ldso] Catch exceptions in program
 [init -> test-ldso] ---------------------------
 [init -> test-ldso] exception in remote procedure call:
-[init -> test-ldso] Could not open file "unknown_file"
+[init -> test-ldso] Could not open ROM session for module "unknown_file"
 [init -> test-ldso] caught
 [init -> test-ldso] exception in program: caught
 [init -> test-ldso] exception in shared lib: caught