diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_restart.c b/src/lxc/lxc_restart.c
index 43c94f1c1..a2e1cc23b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_restart.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_restart.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		usage(argv[0]);
 
 	if (lxc_restart(name, STDIN_FILENO, 0)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "failed to checkpoint %s\n", name);
+		fprintf(stderr, "failed to restart %s\n", name);
 		return 1;
 	}