diff --git a/chain/actors/agen/main.go b/chain/actors/agen/main.go
index 0d73a064e..637361f17 100644
--- a/chain/actors/agen/main.go
+++ b/chain/actors/agen/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func generateMessages(actDir string) error {
 			return nil // skip
 		}
 
-		return xerrors.Errorf("loading state adapter template: %w", err)
+		return xerrors.Errorf("loading message adapter template: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, version := range versions {