diff --git a/textual.cc b/textual.cc
index 94beb000..79105617 100644
--- a/textual.cc
+++ b/textual.cc
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ bool textual_parser_t::test(std::istream& in) const
   in.read(buf, 5);
   if (std::strncmp(buf, "<?xml", 5) == 0) {
 #ifdef HAVE_XMLPARSE
-    throw parse_error(path, linenum, "Ledger file contains XML data, but no XML support present");
-#else
     throw parse_error(path, linenum, "Ledger file contains XML data, but format was not recognized");
+#else
+    throw parse_error(path, linenum, "Ledger file contains XML data, but no XML support present");
 #endif
   }