diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 9b0c3a6..912ac82 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ CNF_ParseLine(const char *filename, int number, char *line)
              !strcasecmp(command, "linux_hz")) {
     LOG(LOGS_WARN, "%s directive is no longer supported", command);
   } else {
-    other_parse_error("Invalid command");
+    other_parse_error("Invalid directive");
   }
 
   processed_file = processed_command = NULL;