diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d0433ae8..4e31be1b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	because getpwnam returned successfully.
 	* src/usermod.c (process_flags): Do not display the usage in case
 	of an invalid -f value (similar to -e).
+	* src/usermod.c (process_flags): Indicate that the user name is
+	invalid, instead of just a 'field'.
 
 2011-07-08  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
diff --git a/src/usermod.c b/src/usermod.c
index 9525ade3..16092e2a 100644
--- a/src/usermod.c
+++ b/src/usermod.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ static void process_flags (int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'l':
 				if (!is_valid_user_name (optarg)) {
 					fprintf (stderr,
-					         _("%s: invalid field '%s'\n"),
+					         _("%s: invalid user name '%s'\n"),
 					         Prog, optarg);
 					exit (E_BAD_ARG);
 				}