diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/requestbody/caddyfile.go b/modules/caddyhttp/requestbody/caddyfile.go
index d032a205709a..e2382d54683a 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/requestbody/caddyfile.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/requestbody/caddyfile.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func parseCaddyfile(h httpcaddyfile.Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error)
 			}
 			rb.Set = setStr
 		default:
-			return nil, h.Errf("unrecognized set_body subdirective '%s'", h.Val())
+			return nil, h.Errf("unrecognized request_body subdirective '%s'", h.Val())
 		}
 	}