diff --git a/src/core/dbus-unit.c b/src/core/dbus-unit.c
index 3fb53c5381..884cb09204 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-unit.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-unit.c
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ int bus_unit_validate_load_state(Unit *u, sd_bus_error *error) {
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, BUS_ERROR_BAD_UNIT_SETTING, "Unit %s has a bad unit file setting.", u->id);
 
         case UNIT_ERROR: /* Only show .load_error in UNIT_ERROR state */
-                return sd_bus_error_set_errnof(error, u->load_error, "Unit %s failed to loaded properly: %m.", u->id);
+                return sd_bus_error_set_errnof(error, u->load_error, "Unit %s failed to load properly: %m.", u->id);
 
         case UNIT_MASKED:
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, BUS_ERROR_UNIT_MASKED, "Unit %s is masked.", u->id);