diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 1ddb923..b1f3b27 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ unarchive(char *fname, ssize_t l, char b[BLKSIZ])
 	if (!mflag && ((mtime = strtol(h->mtime, &p, 8)) < 0 || *p != '\0'))
 		eprintf("strtol %s: invalid number\n", h->mtime);
 	if (remove(fname) < 0 && errno != ENOENT)
-		eprintf("unlink %s:", fname);
+		eprintf("remove %s:", fname);
 
 	tmp = estrdup(fname);
 	mkdirp(dirname(tmp));