diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index 3a6b62c230..81c4971be1 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -2913,9 +2913,10 @@ static void wxGtkTreeCellDataFunc( GtkTreeViewColumn *WXUNUSED(column),
 
     if (value.GetType() != cell->GetVariantType())
     {
-        wxLogError( wxT("Wrong type, required: %s but: %s"),
-                    value.GetType().c_str(),
-                    cell->GetVariantType().c_str() );
+        wxLogError("Wrong type returned from the model: "
+                   "%s required but actual type is %s",
+                   cell->GetVariantType(),
+                   value.GetType());
     }
 
     cell->SetValue( value );