diff --git a/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh b/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh
index 1c055815f..7e6fbddf7 100755
--- a/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ gofmt_files=$(gofmt -l `find . -name '*.go' | grep -v vendor`)
 if [[ -n ${gofmt_files} ]]; then
     echo 'gofmt needs running on the following files:'
     echo "${gofmt_files}"
-    echo "You can use the command: \`make fmt\` to reformat code."
+    echo "You can use the command: \`make fmtcheck\` to reformat code."
     exit 1
 fi