diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 18b8b65bea..960fa3b712 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
     <string name="loader_error_file_not_found">ROM file does not exist</string>
 
     <string name="loader_requires_firmware">Game Requires Firmware</string>
-    <string name="loader_requires_firmware_description"><![CDATA[The game you are trying to launch requires firmware to work. Press \"OK\" to launch anyways.]]></string>
+    <string name="loader_requires_firmware_description"><![CDATA[This game may require firmware to function properly, and you don't have any installed. Please install firmware before launching, or press "OK" to launch anyways.]]></string>
 
     <!-- Intent Launch strings -->
     <string name="searching_for_game">Searching for game...</string>
diff --git a/src/qt_common/util/content.cpp b/src/qt_common/util/content.cpp
index 952ef69af7..2838cd854e 100644
--- a/src/qt_common/util/content.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_common/util/content.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ bool CheckGameFirmware(u64 program_id) {
         !FirmwareManager::CheckFirmwarePresence(*system)) {
         auto result = QtCommon::Frontend::Warning(
             tr("Game Requires Firmware"),
-            tr("The game you are trying to launch requires firmware to work. "
-                "Press \"OK\" to launch anyways."),
+            tr("This game may require firmware to function properly, and you don't have any installed. "
+                "Please install firmware before launching, or press \"OK\" to launch anyways."),
             QtCommon::Frontend::Ok | QtCommon::Frontend::Cancel);
 
         return result == QtCommon::Frontend::Ok;