diff --git a/git-filter-branch.sh b/git-filter-branch.sh
index cb9d2022cc..3dfb2c3382 100755
--- a/git-filter-branch.sh
+++ b/git-filter-branch.sh
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ t,)
 ,*)
 	;;
 *)
-	die "Cannot set --prune-empty and --filter-commit at the same time"
+	die "Cannot set --prune-empty and --commit-filter at the same time"
 esac
 
 case "$force" in