diff --git a/src/borg/repository.py b/src/borg/repository.py
index 965ac90c7..88157f044 100644
--- a/src/borg/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/repository.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class Repository:
             secure_erase(old_config_path)
 
         if os.path.isfile(config_path):
-            link_error_msg = ("Failed to securely erase old repository config file (hardlinks not supported>). "
+            link_error_msg = ("Failed to securely erase old repository config file (hardlinks not supported). "
                               "Old repokey data, if any, might persist on physical storage.")
             try:
                 os.link(config_path, old_config_path)