diff --git a/runtime/ops/process.rs b/runtime/ops/process.rs
index de3141f1f933dd..ee2f660dccf80c 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/process.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/process.rs
@@ -756,14 +756,17 @@ fn check_run_permission(
     if !env_var_names.is_empty() {
       // we don't allow users to launch subprocesses with any LD_ or DYLD_*
       // env vars set because this allows executing code (ex. LD_PRELOAD)
-      return Err(CheckRunPermissionError::Other(deno_core::error::custom_error(
-        "NotCapable",
-        format!(
-          "Requires --allow-all permissions to spawn subprocess with {} environment variable{}.",
-          env_var_names.join(", "),
-          if env_var_names.len() != 1 { "s" } else { "" }
-        )
-      )));
+      return Err(CheckRunPermissionError::Other(
+        deno_core::error::custom_error(
+          "NotCapable",
+          format!(
+            "Requires --allow-run permissions to spawn subprocess with {0} environment variable{1}. Alternatively, spawn with {2} environment variable{1} unset.",
+            env_var_names.join(", "),
+            if env_var_names.len() != 1 { "s" } else { "" },
+            if env_var_names.len() != 1 { "these" } else { "the" }
+          ),
+        ),
+      ));
     }
     permissions.check_run(cmd, api_name)?;
   }
diff --git a/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.out b/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.out
index 945737e65bae03..d87a1115c66ea3 100644
--- a/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.out
+++ b/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.out
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-NotCapable: Requires --allow-all permissions to spawn subprocess with LD_PRELOAD environment variable.
+NotCapable: Requires --allow-run permissions to spawn subprocess with LD_PRELOAD environment variable. Alternatively, spawn with the environment variable unset.
     [WILDCARD]
   name: "NotCapable"
 }
-NotCapable: Requires --allow-all permissions to spawn subprocess with LD_PRELOAD environment variable.
+NotCapable: Requires --allow-run permissions to spawn subprocess with LD_PRELOAD environment variable. Alternatively, spawn with the environment variable unset.
     [WILDCARD]
   name: "NotCapable"
 }
diff --git a/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.ts b/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.ts
index d7ca1073dfa088..fe043d56dcd631 100644
--- a/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/env_arg.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 try {
-  new Deno.Command("echo", {
+  new Deno.Command("curl", {
     env: {
       "LD_PRELOAD": "./libpreload.so",
     },
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ try {
 
 try {
   Deno.run({
-    cmd: ["echo"],
+    cmd: ["curl"],
     env: {
       "LD_PRELOAD": "./libpreload.so",
     },
diff --git a/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/set_with_allow_env.out b/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/set_with_allow_env.out
index f89582d6c8f73a..570515fc00f8cd 100644
--- a/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/set_with_allow_env.out
+++ b/tests/specs/run/ld_preload/set_with_allow_env.out
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-NotCapable: Requires --allow-all permissions to spawn subprocess with LD_PRELOAD environment variable.
+NotCapable: Requires --allow-run permissions to spawn subprocess with LD_PRELOAD environment variable. Alternatively, spawn with the environment variable unset.
   [WILDCARD]
   name: "NotCapable"
 }
-NotCapable: Requires --allow-all permissions to spawn subprocess with DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH, LD_PRELOAD environment variables.
+NotCapable: Requires --allow-run permissions to spawn subprocess with DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH, LD_PRELOAD environment variables. Alternatively, spawn with these environment variables unset.
   [WILDCARD]
   name: "NotCapable"
 }