--- tools/sane-find-scanner.c
+++ tools/sane-find-scanner.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ check_usb_file (char *file_name)
    {
      if (verbose > 1)
        printf (" open ok, vendor and product ids were identified\n");
-	  printf ("found USB scanner (vendor=0x%04x, "
+	  printf ("found possible USB scanner (vendor=0x%04x, "
 	  "product=0x%04x) at %s\n", vendor, product, file_name);
    }
       else
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ check_usb_file (char *file_name)
      if (verbose > 1)
        printf (" open ok, but vendor and product could NOT be "
 	    "identified\n");
-	  printf ("found USB scanner (UNKNOWN vendor and product) "
-		  "at device %s\n", file_name);
+	  printf ("found possible USB scanner (UNKNOWN vendor and "
+		  "product) at %s\n", file_name);
      unknown_found = SANE_TRUE;
    }
       device_found = SANE_TRUE;