diff --git a/tools/lemon/lemon.c b/tools/lemon/lemon.c
index 75bb4da536..f0a2e06e58 100644
--- a/tools/lemon/lemon.c
+++ b/tools/lemon/lemon.c
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ to follow the previous rule.");
     case WAITING_FOR_DATATYPE_SYMBOL:
       if( !isalpha(x[0]) ){
         ErrorMsg(psp->filename,psp->tokenlineno,
-          "Symbol name missing after %%destructor keyword");
+          "Symbol name missing after %%type keyword");
         psp->errorcnt++;
         psp->state = RESYNC_AFTER_DECL_ERROR;
       }else{