diff --git a/Modules/syslogmodule.c b/Modules/syslogmodule.c
index 6db8de9c491dd9..722364e0751d9f 100644
--- a/Modules/syslogmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/syslogmodule.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ syslog_closelog_impl(PyObject *module)
     // Since the sys.closelog changes the process level state of syslog library,
     // this operation is only allowed for the main interpreter.
     if (!is_main_interpreter()) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "sunbinterpreter can't use syslog.closelog()");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "subinterpreter can't use syslog.closelog()");
         return NULL;
     }