diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/task-spawn-barefn.rs b/src/test/run-fail/task-spawn-barefn.rs
index 8ad9d4cf6e2c5..ede055acd61ff 100644
--- a/src/test/run-fail/task-spawn-barefn.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-fail/task-spawn-barefn.rs
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn startfn() {
-    assert!("Ensure that the child task runs by panicking".is_empty());
+    assert!("Ensure that the child thread runs by panicking".is_empty());
 }