diff --git a/tools/check-py3 b/tools/check-py3
index e027eebf9d..8136f4ca7e 100755
--- a/tools/check-py3
+++ b/tools/check-py3
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ libpasteurize.fixes.fix_newstyle
 echo; echo "Testing for additions of Python 2 patterns we've removed as part of moving towards Python 3 compatibility."; echo
 
 if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
-    echo "The repository is not clean. py3k can only be run if the repository is clean."
+    echo "The repository is not clean. check-py3 can only be run if the repository is clean."
     exit 1
 fi