diff --git a/src/revparse.c b/src/revparse.c
index b84f0037f..329b96dbc 100644
--- a/src/revparse.c
+++ b/src/revparse.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int revparse_lookup_object(
 	if (error < 0 && error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 		return error;
 
-	giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE, "Refspec '%s' not found.", spec);
+	giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE, "Revspec '%s' not found.", spec);
 	return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 }