diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 5b3b18a72f..55d2568b18 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ int cmd_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (negotiate_only && !negotiation_tip.nr)
-		die(_("--negotiate-only needs one or more --negotiate-tip=*"));
+		die(_("--negotiate-only needs one or more --negotiation-tip=*"));
 
 	if (deepen_relative) {
 		if (deepen_relative < 0)
diff --git a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
index 900254947f..00ce9aec23 100755
--- a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ test_expect_success 'usage: --negotiate-only without --negotiation-tip' '
 	setup_negotiate_only "$SERVER" "$URI" &&
 
 	cat >err.expect <<-\EOF &&
-	fatal: --negotiate-only needs one or more --negotiate-tip=*
+	fatal: --negotiate-only needs one or more --negotiation-tip=*
 	EOF
 
 	test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=2 -C client fetch \