diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c
index f6b740df0a..a1b44cc590 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c
@@ -3672,7 +3672,7 @@ errorMissingColumn(ParseState *pstate,
 				 state->rfirst ? closestfirst ?
 				 errhint("Perhaps you meant to reference the column \"%s.%s\".",
 						 state->rfirst->eref->aliasname, closestfirst) :
-				 errhint("There is a column named \"%s\" in table \"%s\", but it cannot be referenced from this part of the query.",
+				 errhint("There is a column named \"%s\" in table \"%s\" and another table so a table-qualified column reference is required.",
 						 colname, state->rfirst->eref->aliasname) : 0,
 				 parser_errposition(pstate, location)));
 	}