diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
index 96143b9e5f..795348f87f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_matching_function_symbols(got_type_sym, exp_type_sy
 [inline]
 fn (mut c Checker) check_shift(left_type, right_type table.Type, left_pos, right_pos token.Position) table.Type {
 	if !left_type.is_int() {
-		c.error('cannot shift type ${c.table.get_type_symbol(right_type).name} into non-integer type ${c.table.get_type_symbol(left_type).name}',
+		c.error('invalid operation: shift of type `${c.table.get_type_symbol(left_type).name}`',
 			left_pos)
 		return table.void_type
 	} else if !right_type.is_int() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/rshift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/rshift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
index 34b4621422..3bd0193aac 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/rshift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/rshift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/rshift_op_wrong_left_type_err.v:2:10: error: cannot shift type any_int into non-integer type any_float
+vlib/v/checker/tests/rshift_op_wrong_left_type_err.v:2:10: error: invalid operation: shift of type `any_float`
     1 | fn main() {
     2 |     println(0.5 >> 1)
       |             ~~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/shift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/shift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
index 209ae4dfe5..4c78d698e2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/shift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/shift_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/shift_op_wrong_left_type_err.v:2:10: error: cannot shift type any_int into non-integer type any_float
+vlib/v/checker/tests/shift_op_wrong_left_type_err.v:2:10: error: invalid operation: shift of type `any_float`
     1 | fn main() {
     2 |     println(0.5 << 1)
       |             ~~~