1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index c6f7fd7d82..acc892f9a6 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
 		break;
 	case S_IFGITLINK:
 		if (to_tempfile)
-			return error("cannot create temporary subproject %s", path);
+			return error("cannot create temporary submodule %s", path);
 		if (mkdir(path, 0777) < 0)
-			return error("cannot create subproject directory %s", path);
+			return error("cannot create submodule directory %s", path);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return error("unknown file mode for %s in index", path);