diff --git a/src/builtin_string.cpp b/src/builtin_string.cpp
index e04c78923..62ed46aef 100644
--- a/src/builtin_string.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin_string.cpp
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static int string_match(parser_t &parser, io_streams_t &streams, int argc, wchar
 
     if (opts.entire && opts.index) {
         streams.err.append_format(BUILTIN_ERR_COMBO2, cmd,
-                                  _(L"--enter and --index are mutually exclusive"));
+                                  _(L"--entire and --index are mutually exclusive"));
         return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
     }