diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/fingerprint/dirty_reason.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/fingerprint/dirty_reason.rs
index 38b3fc441..bdd2052c0 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/fingerprint/dirty_reason.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/fingerprint/dirty_reason.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl DirtyReason {
             DirtyReason::LocalLengthsChanged => {
                 s.dirty_because(unit, "the local lengths changed")?;
                 s.note(
-                    "This could happen because of added/removed `cargo:rerun-if` instructions in the build script",
+                    "This could happen because of added/removed `cargo::rerun-if` instructions in the build script",
                 )?;
 
                 Ok(())