diff --git a/Lib/venv/__init__.py b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
index fc5b65b2ada..e219fe99e3e 100644
--- a/Lib/venv/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def main(args=None):
     elif not hasattr(sys, 'base_prefix'):
         compatible = False
     if not compatible:
-        raise ValueError('This script is only for use with Python 3.3')
+        raise ValueError('This script is only for use with Python >= 3.3')
     else:
         import argparse