diff --git a/github/git_tags_test.go b/github/git_tags_test.go
index 0d878dc3ee5..26ee703be02 100644
--- a/github/git_tags_test.go
+++ b/github/git_tags_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestGitService_CreateTag(t *testing.T) {
 
 	want := &Tag{Tag: Ptr("t")}
 	if !cmp.Equal(tag, want) {
-		t.Errorf("Git.GetTag returned %+v, want %+v", tag, want)
+		t.Errorf("Git.CreateTag returned %+v, want %+v", tag, want)
 	}
 
 	const methodName = "CreateTag"