diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index 5edb6feff..7ee6f21e3 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ get_xdg_popup (struct wl_client *client,
     {
       wl_resource_post_error (surface_resource,
                               WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
-                              "xdg_shell::get_xdg_surface already requested");
+                              "xdg_shell::get_xdg_popup already requested");
       return;
     }