diff --git a/lms/templates/_gated_content.html b/lms/templates/_gated_content.html
index ac2477f823..561f59e561 100644
--- a/lms/templates/_gated_content.html
+++ b/lms/templates/_gated_content.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import Text
     </h3>
     <p>
         ${Text(_(
-            "You must complete the section '{prereq_section_name}' with the required score before you are able to view this content."
+            "You must earn a passing score for '{prereq_section_name}' to access this content."
         )).format(prereq_section_name=prereq_section_name)}
         <p>
             <a href="${prereq_url}" class="btn btn-brand">${_("Go to Prerequisite Section")}