diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 4e80185ee7b0..f9b9a8f9bec2 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ swapon -a
 
 case $1 in
 autoboot)
-	echo Automatic reboot in progress...
+	echo Automatic boot in progress...
 	fsck -p
 	case $? in
 	0)