diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/genfile.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/genfile.c
index 5eee853707..d0847a4435 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/genfile.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/genfile.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pg_read_file(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				 (errmsg("must be superuser to read files with adminpack 1.0"),
 		/* translator: %s is a SQL function name */
 				  errhint("Consider using %s, which is part of core, instead.",
-						  "pg_file_read()"))));
+						  "pg_read_file()"))));
 
 	/* handle optional arguments */
 	if (PG_NARGS() >= 3)