diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/help-mpi-btl-openib-cpc-base.txt b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/help-mpi-btl-openib-cpc-base.txt
index 2d450730cc..b0abf2193e 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/help-mpi-btl-openib-cpc-base.txt
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/help-mpi-btl-openib-cpc-base.txt
@@ -43,12 +43,15 @@ a smaller inline data value than was requested.
 #
 [ibv_create_qp failed]
 A process failed to create a queue pair. This usually means either
-the node has run out of registered memory or the OpenFabrics device
-has run out of queue pairs.
+the device has run out of queue pairs (too many connections) or
+there are insufficient resources available to allocate a queue pair
+(out of memory). The latter can happen if either 1) insufficient
+memory is available, or 2) no more physical memory can be registered
+with the device.
+
+For more information on memory registration see the Open MPI FAQs at:
+http://www.open-mpi.org/faq/?category=openfabrics#ib-locked-pages
 
 Local host:             %s
 Local device:           %s
 Queue pair type:        %s
-
-For more information see the Open MPI FAQs at:
-http://www.open-mpi.org/faq/?category=openfabrics#ib-locked-pages