diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
index 44bee16a5e..70ca65b49b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ if [ ! -e "$TEST_DIR" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$TEST_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "common.config: Error: \$TEST_DIR ($TEST_DIR) is not a directory"
+    echo "common.rc: Error: \$TEST_DIR ($TEST_DIR) is not a directory"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if [ -z "$REMOTE_TEST_DIR" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "common.config: Error: \$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR ($SAMPLE_IMG_DIR) is not a directory"
+    echo "common.rc: Error: \$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR ($SAMPLE_IMG_DIR) is not a directory"
     exit 1
 fi