diff --git a/racket/collects/racket/contract/private/misc.rkt b/racket/collects/racket/contract/private/misc.rkt
index 937ff86613..f753204f3d 100644
--- a/racket/collects/racket/contract/private/misc.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/racket/contract/private/misc.rkt
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
   (raise-blame-error
    blame #:missing-party neg-party
    val
-   '("~s accepts no values" given: "~e")
+   '("~s allows no values" given: "~e")
    (none/c-name ctc)
    val))