diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 35a4a3a..c3597e6 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -4807,7 +4807,8 @@
     // validate and get the arguments
     if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_LIST || argvars[0].vval.v_list == NULL)
     {
-	semsg(_(e_listarg), retmatchpos ? "matchfuzzypos()" : "matchfuzzy()");
+	semsg(_(e_argument_of_str_must_be_list),
+			     retmatchpos ? "matchfuzzypos()" : "matchfuzzy()");
 	return;
     }
     if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_STRING