diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/codegen_attrs.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/codegen_attrs.rs
index 3cb75e41825e..68fbba02283d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/codegen_attrs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/codegen_attrs.rs
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ fn convert(cx: &mut AcceptContext<'_, '_, S>, args: &ArgParser) -> Option<Attrib
         let mut entry = None;
 
         if meta_item_list.len() == 0 {
-            cx.adcx().expected_list(meta_item_list.span, args);
+            cx.adcx().expected_at_least_one_argument(meta_item_list.span);
             return None;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/patchable-function-entry/patchable-function-entry-attribute.stderr b/tests/ui/patchable-function-entry/patchable-function-entry-attribute.stderr
index 43fc0c0518af..8ba9d3828642 100644
--- a/tests/ui/patchable-function-entry/patchable-function-entry-attribute.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/patchable-function-entry/patchable-function-entry-attribute.stderr
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ error[E0539]: malformed `patchable_function_entry` attribute input
 LL | #[patchable_function_entry()]
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--^
    | |                         |
-   | |                         expected this to be a list
+   | |                         expected at least 1 argument here
    | help: must be of the form: `#[patchable_function_entry(prefix_nops = m, entry_nops = n)]`
 
 error[E0538]: malformed `patchable_function_entry` attribute input