diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 447d3d7..e5ed0fa 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3287,7 +3287,7 @@
 
     if (*startarg != '(')
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E107: Missing braces: %s"), eap->arg);
+	EMSG2(_("E107: Missing parentheses: %s"), eap->arg);
 	goto end;
     }