diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch/decoder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch/decoder.go
index e95c020b2e9..9e1e04d14eb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch/decoder.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch/decoder.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) Decode() (watch.EventType, runtime.Object, error) {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 	if res != &got {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode to metav1.Event")
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode to metav1.WatchEvent")
 	}
 	switch got.Type {
 	case string(watch.Added), string(watch.Modified), string(watch.Deleted), string(watch.Error), string(watch.Bookmark):