diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 47251a7d61f343c4f9cfbe2f0b9dec6c7f457924..543b57e19d44ff4687ed610a068d9a3da7ec53d5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ def link_src_dst_dirs(src_dir, dst_dir, command, link_dir: false)
       Could not link:
       #{conflicts.join("\n")}
 
-      Please delete these files and run `#{command}`.
+      Please delete these paths and run `#{command}`.
     EOS
   end
 end