1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c b/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c
index 52e549ea2..6d4915775 100644
--- a/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c
+++ b/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void ip_parse_common_args(int *argcp, char ***argvp)
                         else if (strcmp(argv[1], "link") == 0)
                                 preferred_family = AF_PACKET;
                         else
-                                invarg(argv[1], "invalid protocol family");
+                                invarg(argv[1], "protocol family");
                 } else if (strcmp(opt, "-4") == 0) {
                         preferred_family = AF_INET;
                 } else if (strcmp(opt, "-6") == 0) {