diff --git a/plugins/gradle/resources/i18n/GradleBundle.properties b/plugins/gradle/resources/i18n/GradleBundle.properties
index a370eae55bb7..1554ce08afce 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/resources/i18n/GradleBundle.properties
+++ b/plugins/gradle/resources/i18n/GradleBundle.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ gradle.import.text.error.undefined.config.location=Project config location is un
 gradle.import.text.error.file.config.location=Project config location points to file instead of directory
 gradle.import.text.error.undefined.project.compile.output.location=Project compile output location is undefined
 gradle.import.text.error.file.project.compile.output.location=Project compile output location points to file instead of directory
-gradle.import.text.error.too.old.gradle=Gradle version is too old
+gradle.import.text.incomplete.tooling.api=Gradle version contains incomplete tooling API
 
 gradle.library.resolve.progress.text=Resolving gradle libraries
 
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java
index ebf946c67f54..c6214087d1ac 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class GradleProjectImportBuilder extends ProjectImportBuilder<GradleProje
           catch (Exception e) {
             Throwable unwrapped = RemoteUtil.unwrap(e);
             if (unwrapped.getClass() == NoClassDefFoundError.class) {
-              errorReason.set(GradleBundle.message("gradle.import.text.error.too.old.gradle"));
+              errorReason.set(GradleBundle.message("gradle.import.text.incomplete.tooling.api"));
             }
             else {
               errorReason.set(unwrapped.getLocalizedMessage());