diff --git a/src/common/pack.c b/src/common/pack.c
index b4a2aa5b2a42a784054a133fec220763bdc66280..0bed231a8f7ee318fe10d2773daa616c406e1da9 100644
--- a/src/common/pack.c
+++ b/src/common/pack.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void 	packdouble(double val, Buf buffer)
 
 	if (remaining_buf(buffer) < sizeof(nl)) {
 		if (buffer->size > (MAX_BUF_SIZE - BUF_SIZE)) {
-			error("pack64: buffer size too large");
+			error("packdouble: buffer size too large");
 			return;
 		}
 		buffer->size += BUF_SIZE;