diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index bf3aaca584..3691f38fd1 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3922,7 +3922,7 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init(VLANState *vlan, int fd,
     int so_type=-1, optlen=sizeof(so_type);
 
     if(getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_TYPE, (char *)&so_type, &optlen)< 0) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "qemu: error: setsockopt(SO_TYPE) for fd=%d failed\n", fd);
+	fprintf(stderr, "qemu: error: getsockopt(SO_TYPE) for fd=%d failed\n", fd);
 	return NULL;
     }
     switch(so_type) {