diff --git a/src/configfile.c b/src/configfile.c
index cc54b36..7c2cb56 100644
--- a/src/configfile.c
+++ b/src/configfile.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ parseConfig(const char *fileName)
 		return (1);
 
 	freeConfig(&ezConfig);
-	printf("%s: %u configuration errors in %s\n", __progname,
+	printf("%s: %u configuration error(s) in %s\n", __progname,
 	       config_error, fileName);
 
 	return (0);