diff --git a/bin/pt-table-checksum b/bin/pt-table-checksum
index c8217d83..9eca8857 100755
--- a/bin/pt-table-checksum
+++ b/bin/pt-table-checksum
@@ -8765,12 +8765,13 @@ sub main {
             }
 
             if ( $master_binlog ne $slave_binlog ) {
-               $err .= $master_cxn->name() . " has binlog_format "
-                  . $master_binlog . " but replica " . $slave_cxn->name()
-                  . " has binlog_format $slave_binlog.  This could cause "
-                  . "pt-table-checksum to break replication.  "
-                  . "If you understand the risks, specify "
-                  .  "--no-check-binlog-format to disable this check.\n";
+               $err .= "Replica " . $slave_cxn->name()
+                  . qq{ has binlog_format $slave_binlog which could cause }
+                  . qq{pt-table-checksum to break replication.  Please read }
+                  . qq{"Replicas using row-based replication" in the }
+                  . qq{LIMITATIONS section of the tool's documentation.  }
+                  . qq{If you understand the risks, specify }
+                  . qq{--no-check-binlog-format to disable this check.\n};
             }
          }
          die $err if $err;
diff --git a/t/pt-table-checksum/bugs.t b/t/pt-table-checksum/bugs.t
index 4f2c9969..0cc78dde 100644
--- a/t/pt-table-checksum/bugs.t
+++ b/t/pt-table-checksum/bugs.t
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ SKIP: {
 
    $output = output( sub { pt_table_checksum::main(@args) }, stderr => 1 );
 
-   my $re = qr/ has binlog_format .*? has binlog_format (\S+)\./msi;
+   my $re = qr/Replica .+? has binlog_format (\S+)/msi;
    like(
       $output,
       $re,