diff --git a/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee b/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
index 8019a385dd90..018cb6bb0437 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
+++ b/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {deprecate, ipcMain} = require 'electron'
 
 # This module is deprecated, we mirror everything from ipcMain.
-deprecate.warn 'ipc module', 'ipcMain module'
+deprecate.warn 'ipc module', 'require("electron").ipcMain'
 
 module.exports = ipcMain
diff --git a/atom/renderer/api/lib/ipc.coffee b/atom/renderer/api/lib/ipc.coffee
index b0e951d70e48..edd7d29b6f06 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/api/lib/ipc.coffee
+++ b/atom/renderer/api/lib/ipc.coffee
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {EventEmitter} = require 'events'
 
 # This module is deprecated, we mirror everything from ipcRenderer.
-deprecate.warn 'ipc module', 'ipcRenderer module'
+deprecate.warn 'ipc module', 'require("electron").ipcRenderer'
 
 # Routes events of ipcRenderer.
 ipc = new EventEmitter