diff --git a/.ci/env/apt.sh b/.ci/env/apt.sh
index 4468d7d2d3d..1c51ef8a945 100755
--- a/.ci/env/apt.sh
+++ b/.ci/env/apt.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function install_qemu_emulation_deb {
     set -eo pipefail
     if [[ -z "${found_version}" ]] ; then
         # If nothing is found, error out and fail
-        echo "No qemu found with version numbers ${versions[@]}"
+        echo "None of requested qemu versions ${versions[*]} are available."
         false
     fi