diff --git a/dix/events.c b/dix/events.c
index b60c29952..1aadd57ee 100644
--- a/dix/events.c
+++ b/dix/events.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ GetEventFilter(DeviceIntPtr dev, xEvent *event)
         return filters[dev ? dev->id : 0][event->u.u.type];
     else if ((evtype = xi2_get_type(event)))
         return (1 << (evtype % 8));
-    ErrorF("[dix] Unknown device type %d. No filter\n", event->u.u.type);
+    ErrorF("[dix] Unknown event type %d. No filter\n", event->u.u.type);
     return 0;
 }