diff --git a/src/mem_del b/src/mem_del
index 484b79a8..b5bd9abe 100755
--- a/src/mem_del
+++ b/src/mem_del
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 
 
 if [[ ! "$(id -u)" == "0" ]] ; then
-  echo "please launch mem_add as root (or using sudo)"
+  echo "please launch mem_del as root (or using sudo)"
   exit 4
 fi