diff --git a/miscutils/dutmp.c b/miscutils/dutmp.c
index cec5629..19e09fb 100644
--- a/miscutils/dutmp.c
+++ b/miscutils/dutmp.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	} else  {
 		file = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
 		if (file < 0) {
-			perror_msg_and_die(io_error, argv[1]);
+			error_msg_and_die(io_error, argv[1]);
 		}
 	}