diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
index 036d3ae762..17cff8dd5b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ BaseBackup(void)
 	}
 	if (PQntuples(res) != 1)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: no end point returned from server\n"),
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: no WAL end position returned from server\n"),
 				progname);
 		disconnect_and_exit(1);
 	}