diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
index 11c1f7e353..22a8bec02f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ func (clh *cloudHypervisor) HotplugRemoveDevice(ctx context.Context, devInfo int
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if clh.config.ConfidentialGuest {
-		return nil, errors.New("Device hotplug addition is not supported in confidential mode")
+		return nil, errors.New("Device hotplug removal is not supported in confidential mode")
 	}
 
 	var deviceID string