diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
index 0802cf0614a38..44dfe5e49353b 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ trap '' 1 2 3 15			# we shouldn't let anyone kill us
 
 case "$0" in
   *mysqld_safe)
-    echo "$0: Deprecated program name. It will be removed in a future release, use 'mariadb-safe' instead" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Deprecated program name. It will be removed in a future release, use 'mariadbd-safe' instead" 1>&2
     ;;
 esac