diff --git a/core/math/basis.cpp b/core/math/basis.cpp
index a00e703cdb4..ce8f8d37676 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.cpp
+++ b/core/math/basis.cpp
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ Basis::operator String() const {
 Quat Basis::get_quat() const {
 
 #ifdef MATH_CHECKS
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!is_rotation(), Quat(), "Basis must be normalized in order to be casted to a Quaternion. Use get_rotation_quat() or call orthonormalized() instead.");
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!is_rotation(), Quat(), "Basis must be normalized in order to be casted to a Quaternion. Use get_rotation_quat() or call orthonormalized() if the Basis contains linearly independent vectors.");
 #endif
 	/* Allow getting a quaternion from an unnormalized transform */
 	Basis m = *this;