diff --git a/funcs.c b/funcs.c
index d2b3728..25cf39b 100644
--- a/funcs.c
+++ b/funcs.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/funcs.c,v 1.239 2013/03/24 21:34:13 tg Exp $");
+__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/funcs.c,v 1.240 2013/03/30 15:39:36 tg Exp $");
 
 #if HAVE_KILLPG
 /*
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ c_typeset(const char **wp)
 					shf_putc('\n', shl_stdout);
 				}
 			} else if (!typeset(wp[i], fset, fclr, field, base)) {
-				bi_errorf("%s: %s", wp[i], "not identifier");
+				bi_errorf("%s: %s", wp[i], "is not an identifier");
 				goto errout;
 			}
 		}