diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index aa30b119aa..97b194b057 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -7538,7 +7538,7 @@ qemuDomainUndefineFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
             }
         } else if (!(flags & VIR_DOMAIN_UNDEFINE_KEEP_NVRAM)) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
-                           _("cannot delete inactive domain with nvram"));
+                           _("cannot undefine domain with nvram"));
             goto endjob;
         }
     }