diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
index 7b16248c2e6..c5a7fe7e206 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ fn check_struct_enum_variant(fcx: &FnCtxt,
                     let error = if vst == ast::ExprVstoreSlice {
                         "`&\"string\"` has been removed; use `\"string\"` instead"
                     } else {
-                        "`~\"string\"` has been removed; use `\"string\".to_string()` instead"
+                        "`box \"string\"` has been removed; use `\"string\".to_string()` instead"
                     };
                     tcx.sess.span_err(expr.span, error);
                     ty::mk_err()