diff --git a/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh b/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
index 7e3950ef2d9..8e48200567a 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fi
 if ! failures=$( "${GOBIN}/golangci-lint" config verify --config="${golangci_config:-}" 2>&1 ); then
   cat >&2 <<EOF
 
-Verification of the configuration failed. Command:
+Verification of the golangci-lint configuration failed. Command:
 
    ${GOBIN}/golangci-lint config verify --config="${golangci_config:-}")