diff --git a/plugins/redfish/fu-ipmi-device.c b/plugins/redfish/fu-ipmi-device.c
index 392975745..7ebb5d713 100644
--- a/plugins/redfish/fu-ipmi-device.c
+++ b/plugins/redfish/fu-ipmi-device.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fu_ipmi_device_errcode_to_string(guint8 errcode)
 		return "nak-on-write";
 	if (errcode == IPMI_ERR_UNSPECIFIED)
 		return "unspecified";
-	return "unspecified";
+	return "unknown";
 }
 
 static gboolean