diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js
index 9fdfb3acbaaf9..d0977fa9926da 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js
@@ -1494,9 +1494,10 @@ describe('ReactDOMForm', () => {
     await act(() => dispatch());
     assertConsoleErrorDev([
       [
-        'An async function was passed to useActionState, but it was dispatched outside of an action context. ' +
-          'This is likely not what you intended. ' +
-          'Either pass the dispatch function to an `action` prop, or dispatch manually inside `startTransition`',
+        'An async function with useActionState was called outside of a transition. ' +
+          'This is likely not what you intended (for example, isPending will not update ' +
+          'correctly). Either call the returned function inside startTransition, or pass it ' +
+          'to an `action` or `formAction` prop.',
         {withoutStack: true},
       ],
     ]);
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js
index e76b78b2ce2a8..f3a581a97476a 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js
@@ -2231,10 +2231,10 @@ function handleActionReturnValue<S, P>(
     if (__DEV__) {
       if (!node.isTransition) {
         console.error(
-          'An async function was passed to useActionState, but it was ' +
-            'dispatched outside of an action context. This is likely not ' +
-            'what you intended. Either pass the dispatch function to an ' +
-            '`action` prop, or dispatch manually inside `startTransition`',
+          'An async function with useActionState was called outside of a transition. ' +
+            'This is likely not what you intended (for example, isPending will not update ' +
+            'correctly). Either call the returned function inside startTransition, or pass it ' +
+            'to an `action` or `formAction` prop.',
         );
       }
     }