diff --git a/powerpc/filter_vsx_intrinsics.c b/powerpc/filter_vsx_intrinsics.c
index fdb50d84f..688466c7b 100644
--- a/powerpc/filter_vsx_intrinsics.c
+++ b/powerpc/filter_vsx_intrinsics.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #if PNG_POWERPC_VSX_OPT > 0
 
 #ifndef __VSX__
-#  error "This code requires VSX support (POWER8 and later). Please provide -mvsx compiler flag."
+#  error "This code requires VSX support (POWER7 and later). Please provide -mvsx compiler flag."
 #endif
 
 #define vec_ld_unaligned(vec,data) vec = vec_vsx_ld(0,data)