diff --git sys/stand/boot/boot.c sys/stand/boot/boot.c
index 12f9bedb52e..04d2d1d03d9 100644
--- sys/stand/boot/boot.c
+++ sys/stand/boot/boot.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ boot(dev_t bootdev)
 
 	if (bootdev_has_hibernate()) {
 		strlcpy(cmd.image, "/bsd.booted", sizeof(cmd.image));
-		printf("unhibernate detected: switching to %s\n", cmd.image);
+		printf("hibernation detected: switching to %s\n", cmd.image);
 		cmd.boothowto |= RB_UNHIBERNATE;
 	}
 #endif