diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
index ede7ab56169..61a9f6b593a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ fbsdrun_deletecpu(struct vmctx *ctx, int vcpu)
 {
 
 	if (!CPU_ISSET(vcpu, &cpumask)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "addcpu: attempting to delete unknown cpu %d\n",
-		    vcpu);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Attempting to delete unknown cpu %d\n", vcpu);
 		exit(1);
 	}