diff --git a/src/require.ts b/src/require.ts
index ea519c6..1879b6e 100644
--- a/src/require.ts
+++ b/src/require.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function jitiRequire(
   } else if (id.startsWith("data:")) {
     if (opts.async === false) {
       throw new Error(
-        "data: URLs are not supported by CJS. Use import/jiti.import instead.",
+        "\`data:\` URLs are only supported in ESM context. Use `import` or `jiti.import` instead.",
       );
     } else {
       debug(ctx, "[native]", "[data]", "[import]", id);