diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
index 2189067704..973fa137e6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Widgets {
 				'error'            => __( 'An error has occurred. Please reload the page and try again.' ),
 				'widgetMovedUp'    => __( 'Widget moved up' ),
 				'widgetMovedDown'  => __( 'Widget moved down' ),
-				'noAreasRendered'  => __( 'There are no widget areas currently rendered in the preview. Navigate in the preview to a template that makes use of a widget area in order to access its widgets here.' ),
+				'noAreasRendered'  => __( 'There are no widget areas on the page shown, however other pages in this theme do have them.' ),
 				'reorderModeOn'    => __( 'Reorder mode enabled' ),
 				'reorderModeOff'   => __( 'Reorder mode closed' ),
 				'reorderLabelOn'   => esc_attr__( 'Reorder widgets' ),