diff --git a/src/util/virerror.c b/src/util/virerror.c
index 63de0cb278..91a513160f 100644
--- a/src/util/virerror.c
+++ b/src/util/virerror.c
@@ -1122,8 +1122,8 @@ const virErrorMsgTuple virErrorMsgStrings[VIR_ERR_NUMBER_LAST] = {
         N_("Hook script execution failed"),
         N_("Hook script execution failed: %s") },
     [VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT] = {
-        N_("Invalid snapshot"),
-        N_("Invalid snapshot: %s") },
+        N_("Invalid domain snapshot"),
+        N_("Invalid domain snapshot: %s") },
     [VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT] = {
         N_("Domain snapshot not found"),
         N_("Domain snapshot not found: %s") },