diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/tetrahedron/tetrahedronI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/tetrahedron/tetrahedronI.H
index a96d9f577fc1277772acdbcaa235f37c19349625..0939c060e1e80274a94aeebd78a15f6d345fb324 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/tetrahedron/tetrahedronI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveShapes/tetrahedron/tetrahedronI.H
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ scalar tetrahedron<Point, PointRef>::barycentric
                 "const point& pt"
             ") const"
         )
-            << "Degenerate triangle - returning 1/4 barycentric coordinates."
+            << "Degenerate tetrahedron - returning 1/4 barycentric coordinates."
             << endl;
 
         bary = List<scalar>(4, 0.25);