diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-ip-config.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-ip-config.c
index 52aa651570..46824819dd 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-ip-config.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-ip-config.c
@@ -2684,7 +2684,7 @@ nm_ip_routing_rule_validate(const NMIPRoutingRule *self, GError **error)
         g_set_error_literal(error,
                             NM_CONNECTION_ERROR,
                             NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_INVALID_PROPERTY,
-                            _("invalid priority"));
+                            _("missing priority"));
         return FALSE;
     }