diff --git a/src/material/icon/icon-registry.ts b/src/material/icon/icon-registry.ts
index ecc4f9b4f0b4..e70ce5e8c107 100644
--- a/src/material/icon/icon-registry.ts
+++ b/src/material/icon/icon-registry.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ export function getMatIconNameNotFoundError(iconName: string): Error {
  */
 export function getMatIconNoHttpProviderError(): Error {
   return Error(
-    'Could not find HttpClient provider for use with Angular Material icons. ' +
-      'Please include the HttpClientModule from @angular/common/http in your ' +
-      'app imports.',
+    'Could not find HttpClient for use with Angular Material icons. ' +
+      'Please add provideHttpClient() to your providers.',
   );
 }