1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/merge.c b/merge.c
index fcff632bd6..0f7bde4e6d 100644
--- a/merge.c
+++ b/merge.c
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ int checkout_fast_forward(const unsigned char *head,
 	if (unpack_trees(nr_trees, t, &opts))
 		return -1;
 	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
-		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
+		die(_("unable to write index file"));
 	return 0;
 }