diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/sync_kvvm.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/sync_kvvm.go
index 0979bce0e7..2f3b936461 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/sync_kvvm.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/sync_kvvm.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (h *SyncKvvmHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, s state.VirtualMachineStat
 			cbAwaitingRestart.
 				Status(metav1.ConditionTrue).
 				Reason(vmcondition.ReasonRestartAwaitingUnexpectedState).
-				Message("VirtualMachine has some unexpected state. Restart is required for syncing the configuration.")
+				Message("The VirtualMachine's configuration is different from the internal resource's configuration. Restart is required for syncing the configuration.")
 		}
 	}