diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 9d94694..1c1dcf7 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -7629,7 +7629,7 @@
 	}
     }
     else
-	EMSG(_(e_listdictarg));
+	EMSG2(_(e_listdictarg), domax ? "max()" : "min()");
     rettv->vval.v_number = error ? 0 : n;
 }