diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index c0bd4c1a1b..a71876adbd 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ function pump(readStream, writeStream, callback) {
   });
 }
 exports.pump = exports.deprecate(pump,
-    'util.pump() is deprecated. Use ReadableStream.prototype.pump() instead.');
+    'util.pump() is deprecated. Use readableStream.pipe() instead.');
 
 
 /**