diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index ef2d002c7d..4e6824125a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ qemuAssignDeviceHostdevAlias(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev
             int thisidx;
             if ((thisidx = qemuDomainDeviceAliasIndex(&def->hostdevs[i]->info, "hostdev")) < 0) {
                 qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                                _("Unable to determine device index for hostdevwork device"));
+                                _("Unable to determine device index for hostdev device"));
                 return -1;
             }
             if (thisidx >= idx)