diff --git a/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs b/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs
index b557315e23..66feb04b5e 100644
--- a/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ impl<'a> Error<'a> {
                 notes: vec![],
             },
             Error::UnknownIdent(ref ident_span, ident) => ParseError {
-                message: format!("unknown identifier: '{}'", ident),
+                message: format!("no definition in scope for identifier: '{}'", ident),
                 labels: vec![(ident_span.clone(), "unknown identifier".into())],
                 notes: vec![],
             },
diff --git a/tests/wgsl-errors.rs b/tests/wgsl-errors.rs
index 87050a6de8..db70992d24 100644
--- a/tests/wgsl-errors.rs
+++ b/tests/wgsl-errors.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn unknown_identifier() {
                   return x * schmoo;
               }
           "###,
-        r###"error: unknown identifier: 'schmoo'
+        r###"error: no definition in scope for identifier: 'schmoo'
   ┌─ wgsl:3:30
   │
 3 │                   return x * schmoo;