diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
index b228aab8..d11437fb 100644
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ struct file_struct *make_file(const char *fname, struct file_list *flist,
 			}
 		} else {
 			io_error |= IOERR_GENERAL;
-			rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, save_errno, "readlink %s failed",
+			rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, save_errno, "readlink_stat(%s) failed",
 				full_fname(thisname));
 		}
 		return NULL;