diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index fd91383daf..848636492b 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -1069,10 +1069,8 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
       foreach ($package_modules as $module => $data) {
         $requirements[$module . '_update_last_removed'] = [
           'title' => t('Unsupported schema version: @module', ['@module' => $data['info']->info['name']]),
-          'description' => t('The installed version of the %module module is too old to update. Update to an earlier version first (last removed version: @last_removed_version, installed version: @installed_version).', [
-            '%module' => $data['info']->info['name'],
-            '@last_removed_version' => $data['last_removed'],
-            '@installed_version' => $data['installed_version'],
+          'description' => t('Updating to Drupal 9 is only supported from Drupal version 8.8.0 or higher. If you are trying to update from an older version, first update to the latest version of Drupal 8. (<a href=":url">Drupal 9 upgrade guide</a>)', [
+            ':url' => 'https://www.drupal.org/docs/9/how-to-prepare-your-drupal-7-or-8-site-for-drupal-9/upgrading-a-drupal-8-site-to-drupal-9',
           ]),
           'severity' => REQUIREMENT_ERROR,
         ];