diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 826b35ac8c..abec428861 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static const char *connect_service_cmd(enum git_connect_service service)
 	case GIT_CONNECT_UPLOAD_ARCHIVE:
 		return "git-upload-archive";
 	}
-	BUG("unknown git_connect_type: %d", service);
+	BUG("unknown git_connect_service: %d", service);
 }
 
 static int process_connect_service(struct transport *transport,