diff --git a/pkg/util/csi/volume_snapshot.go b/pkg/util/csi/volume_snapshot.go
index 7d00664cd..8e59dd69f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/csi/volume_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/util/csi/volume_snapshot.go
@@ -447,8 +447,13 @@ func GetVolumeSnapshotClassForStorageClass(
 		return &vsClass, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-		"failed to get VolumeSnapshotClass for provisioner %s, ensure that the desired VolumeSnapshot class has the %s label or %s annotation",
-		provisioner, velerov1api.VolumeSnapshotClassSelectorLabel, velerov1api.VolumeSnapshotClassKubernetesAnnotation)
+		"failed to get VolumeSnapshotClass for provisioner %s: "+
+			"ensure that the desired VolumeSnapshotClass has the %s label or %s annotation, "+
+			"and that its driver matches the StorageClass provisioner",
+		provisioner,
+		velerov1api.VolumeSnapshotClassSelectorLabel,
+		velerov1api.VolumeSnapshotClassKubernetesAnnotation,
+	)
 }
 
 // IsVolumeSnapshotClassHasListerSecret returns whether a volumesnapshotclass has a snapshotlister secret