diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 8f43fde7a..1aa308d83 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ sub process_stoppedrules() {
 	first_entry sub() {
 	    progress_message2("$doing $fn...");
 	    unless ( $config{ADMINISABSENTMINDED} ) {
-		warning_message("Entries in the routestopped file are processed as if ADMINISABSENTMINDED=Yes");
+		warning_message("Entries in the stoppedrules file are processed as if ADMINISABSENTMINDED=Yes");
 		$config{ADMINISABSENTMINDED} = 'Yes';
 	    }
 	};