diff --git a/src/update.cpp b/src/update.cpp
index 1074d8dcf6..04d3f7e1e6 100644
--- a/src/update.cpp
+++ b/src/update.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void Update::new_integrate(char *style, int narg, char **arg, int trysuffix, int
 
 void Update::create_minimize(int narg, char **arg, int trysuffix)
 {
-  if (narg < 1) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal run_style command");
+  if (narg < 1) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal minimize_style command");
 
   delete[] minimize_style;
   delete minimize;