diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-02-05-17-15-31.gh-issue-144493.XuxwVu.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-02-05-17-15-31.gh-issue-144493.XuxwVu.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..fe205b58013af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-02-05-17-15-31.gh-issue-144493.XuxwVu.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve an exception error message in ``_overlapped.BindLocal()`` that is raised when :meth:`asyncio.loop.sock_connect` is called on a :class:`asyncio.ProactorEventLoop` with a socket that has an invalid address family.
diff --git a/Modules/overlapped.c b/Modules/overlapped.c
index 09b57ce4b9773a..8c3575ff5678eb 100644
--- a/Modules/overlapped.c
+++ b/Modules/overlapped.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ _overlapped_BindLocal_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE Socket, int Family)
         ret = bind((SOCKET)Socket, (SOCKADDR*)&addr, sizeof(addr))
                 != SOCKET_ERROR;
     } else {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "expected tuple of length 2 or 4");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Only AF_INET and AF_INET6 families are supported");
         return NULL;
     }