diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index 5f28c08..1db3c39 100644
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ case "$1" in
     abort-upgrade)
         ;;
     *)
-        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        echo "preinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
         exit 0
         ;;
 esac