1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/jim-file.c b/jim-file.c
index 49bd331..dabda90 100644
--- a/jim-file.c
+++ b/jim-file.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static int file_cmd_readlink(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 
     if (linkLength == -1) {
         Jim_Free(linkValue);
-        Jim_SetResultFormatted(interp, "couldn't readlink \"%#s\": %s", argv[0], strerror(errno));
+        Jim_SetResultFormatted(interp, "could not read link \"%#s\": %s", argv[0], strerror(errno));
         return JIM_ERR;
     }
     linkValue[linkLength] = 0;