1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/importlib/util.py b/Lib/importlib/util.py
index 4525b3f78e..af781fd4cd 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/util.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/util.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def resolve_name(name, package):
     if not name.startswith('.'):
         return name
     elif not package:
-        raise ValueError('{!r} is not a relative name '
-                         '(no leading dot)'.format(name))
+        raise ValueError(f'no package specified for {repr(name)} '
+                         '(required for relative module names)')
     level = 0
     for character in name:
         if character != '.':