diff --git a/bin/reform-check b/bin/reform-check
index 94120b2d440481dec6fb99bf562a980d1da6e207..9f9f67d560a03ad94afde43f492015c2ecbaa8da 100755
--- a/bin/reform-check
+++ b/bin/reform-check
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -e /etc/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot ] && printf "# place here any u-boot commands to be executed before boot\n" | cmp --quiet - /etc/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot; then
-	echo "E: /etc/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot contains default content overwriting /usr/share/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot" >&2
+	echo "E: /etc/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot contains default content overriding /usr/share/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot" >&2
 	echo "E: consider deleting /etc/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot in favour of /usr/share/flash-kernel/preboot.d/00reform2_preboot" >&2
 fi