diff --git a/guix/scripts/substitute.scm b/guix/scripts/substitute.scm
index ab52245e8e..d0beacc8ea 100755
--- a/guix/scripts/substitute.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/substitute.scm
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ if file doesn't exist, and the narinfo otherwise."
         (display "\r\x1b[K" (current-error-port)) ;erase current line
         (force-output (current-error-port))
         (format (current-error-port)
-                (G_ "updating list of substitutes from '~a'... ~5,1f%")
+                (G_ "updating substitutes from '~a'... ~5,1f%")
                 url (* 100. (/ done total)))
         (set! done (+ 1 done)))))