diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.c b/src/network/networkd-network.c
index 9865c8a5c09..91e51e9124c 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int config_parse_netdev(const char *unit,
         case NETDEV_KIND_VCAN:
                 r = hashmap_put(network->stacked_netdevs, netdev->ifname, netdev);
                 if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Can not add VLAN '%s' to network: %m", rvalue);
+                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Can not add NetDev '%s' to network: %m", rvalue);
                         return 0;
                 }