diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/emit.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/emit.cxx
index 100848a21..f2b53cbb3 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/emit.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/emit.cxx
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void emit_action(Node *n, Wrapper *f) {
 	Printf(eaction,"}\n");
       } else {
 	Swig_warning(WARN_TYPEMAP_THROW, Getfile(n), Getline(n),
-		     "No 'throw' typemap defined for exception type '%s'\n", 
+		     "No 'throws' typemap defined for exception type '%s'\n", 
 		     SwigType_str(Getattr(ep,"type"),0));
 	unknown_catch = 1;
       }