diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index a710562..bf84ef7 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -6942,9 +6942,9 @@ print_machine_data()
 	# patch to dump all of above if dmidecode was data source and non root user
 	if [[ ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} == 'dmidecode-non-root-user' || ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} == 'dmidecode-no-smbios-dmi-data' ]];then
 		if [[ ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} == 'dmidecode-non-root-user' ]];then
-			system_line="${C2}You must be root to use dmidecode. Fallback mode from non-present /sys data.${CN}"
+			system_line="${C2}Using dmidecode, no /sys/class/dmi. You must be root to use dmidecode.${CN}"
 		elif [[ ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} == 'dmidecode-no-smbios-dmi-data' ]];then
-			system_line="${C2}No dmidecode data available for system. Fallback mode from non-present /sys data.${CN}"
+			system_line="${C2}Using dmidecode, no /sys/class/dmi. No dmidecode data available for system.${CN}"
 		fi
 		mobo_line=''
 		bios_line=''