diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/defs.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/defs.c
index 7ef92c3a19b3..979daa71dbc8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/defs.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/defs.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: defs.c,v 1.8 1997/12/24 09:28:56 brian Exp $
+ *	$Id: defs.c,v 1.9 1997/12/27 13:45:47 brian Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ GetShortHost()
   char *p;
 
   if (gethostname(VarShortHost, sizeof VarShortHost)) {
-    LogPrintf(LogERROR, "GetShortHost: gethostbyname: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    LogPrintf(LogERROR, "GetShortHost: gethostname: %s\n", strerror(errno));
     return 0;
   }