1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 93d9703c..14bad41e 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ static val read_file_common(val stream, val error_stream, val compiled)
 
     if (compiled && first) {
       val major = car(form);
-      if (gt(major, zero))
+      if (neq(major, one))
         uw_throwf(error_s,
-                  lit("cannot load ~s; it was compiled by a newer implementation"),
+                  lit("cannot load ~s; version number mismatch"),
                   stream, nao);
       big_endian = caddr(form);
       first = nil;