1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/stat.c b/src/stat.c
index c4593fee3..5f6d95b63 100644
--- a/src/stat.c
+++ b/src/stat.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   if (argc == optind)
     {
-      error (0, 0, _("too few arguments"));
+      error (0, 0, _("missing operand"));
       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }