diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/check_loop.rs b/src/rustc/middle/check_loop.rs
index e8e2c57a8b227..524e88fc49ec0 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/check_loop.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/check_loop.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, crate: @crate) {
               }
               expr_again {
                 if !cx.in_loop {
-                    tcx.sess.span_err(e.span, "`cont` outside of loop");
+                    tcx.sess.span_err(e.span, "`again` outside of loop");
                 }
               }
               expr_ret(oe) {
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, crate: @crate) {
         }
         with *visit::default_visitor()
     }));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}