diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c
index 54046c285fd7..a027a22cc9ca 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ ufs_rename(
 		SET_I_OFFSET(fip, mastertemplate.dot_reclen);
 		if (ufs_dirrewrite(fip, fdp, newparent, DT_DIR, 0) != 0)
 			ufs_dirbad(fip, mastertemplate.dot_reclen,
-			    "rename: missing ".." entry");
+			    "rename: missing .. entry");
 		cache_purge(fdvp);
 	}
 	error = ufs_dirremove(fdvp, fip, fcnp->cn_flags, 0);