diff -r 481db51c83e9 -r ab452995eaff hgext/absorb.py
--- a/hgext/absorb.py	Wed Sep 05 09:36:31 2018 -0700
+++ b/hgext/absorb.py	Tue Sep 04 20:48:22 2018 -0400
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@
                       'be analysed\n')
                     % limit)
     if not stack:
-        raise error.Abort(_('no changeset to change'))
+        raise error.Abort(_('no mutable changeset to change'))
     if targetctx is None: # default to working copy
         targetctx = repo[None]
     if pats is None: