diff --git a/lib/metadata/merge.c b/lib/metadata/merge.c
index be491e39d..05cef1787 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/merge.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/merge.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void _check_raid_region_recovery(struct lv_segment *seg, int *error_count
 	/* min/max recovery rate may be zero but min may not be larger than max if set */
 	if (seg->max_recovery_rate &&
 	    seg->min_recovery_rate > seg->max_recovery_rate)
-		raid_seg_error_val("min recovery larger than max recovery larger", seg->min_recovery_rate);
+		raid_seg_error_val("min recovery larger than max recovery", seg->min_recovery_rate);
 }
 
 /* Check raid1 segment properties in @seg */