diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index 8350c6d45f..be914c0be0 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int net_slirp_init(NetClientState *peer, const char *model,
         return -1;
     }
     if (dhcp.s_addr == host.s_addr || dhcp.s_addr == dns.s_addr) {
-        error_setg(errp, "DNS must be different from host and DNS");
+        error_setg(errp, "DHCP must be different from host and DNS");
         return -1;
     }