diff --git a/infer/src/backend/localise.ml b/infer/src/backend/localise.ml
index 37606541a..67f791a10 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/localise.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/localise.ml
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ let dereference_string deref_str value_str access_opt loc =
     let problem_str =
       match Tags.get !tags Tags.nullable_src with
       | Some nullable_src ->
-        if nullable_src = value_str then "is annotated with @Nullable and is dereferenced"
-        else "may hold @Nullable-annotated object " ^ nullable_src ^ " and is dereferenced"
+        if nullable_src = value_str then "is annotated with @Nullable and is dereferenced without a null check"
+        else "is indirectly marked @Nullable (source: " ^ nullable_src ^ ") and is dereferenced without a null check"
       | None -> deref_str.problem_str in
     [(problem_str ^ " " ^ at_line tags loc)] in
   value_desc:: access_desc @ problem_desc, None, !tags