diff --git a/src/menu/doommenu.cpp b/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
index 24fb66cfbb..0851323d41 100644
--- a/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ void SetDefaultMenuColors()
 
 	cls = PClass::FindClass(gameinfo.MenuDelegateClass);
 	if (!cls)
-		I_FatalError("%s: Undefined menu delegate class", gameinfo.HelpMenuClass.GetChars());
+		I_FatalError("%s: Undefined menu delegate class", gameinfo.MenuDelegateClass.GetChars());
 	if (!cls->IsDescendantOf("MenuDelegateBase"))
 		I_FatalError("'%s' does not inherit from MenuDelegateBase", gameinfo.MenuDelegateClass.GetChars());
 	menuDelegate = cls->CreateNew();