diff --git a/util/build-packages b/util/build-packages
index 5767f228..0e5fd3f0 100755
--- a/util/build-packages
+++ b/util/build-packages
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ build_deb() {
 
    cd $RELEASE_DIR
    if [ ! -f "$PKG.tar.gz" ]; then
-      die "Cannot build RPM because $PKG.tar.gz does not exist"
+      die "Cannot build deb because $PKG.tar.gz does not exist"
    fi
 
    # Copy debian pkg files.