diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c
index e78bb82c61fb..e1cbae35f3ff 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c
@@ -4590,7 +4590,7 @@ zfs_jail(zfs_handle_t *zhp, int jailid, int attach)
 		    dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "cannot jail '%s'"), zhp->zfs_name);
 	} else {
 		(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof (errbuf),
-		    dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "cannot jail '%s'"), zhp->zfs_name);
+		    dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "cannot unjail '%s'"), zhp->zfs_name);
 	}
 
 	switch (zhp->zfs_type) {