diff --git a/src/modules/module-oss.c b/src/modules/module-oss.c
index 8352a790f..a7df8a0ce 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-oss.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-oss.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     }
 
     if (pa_modargs_get_value_boolean(ma, "record", &record) < 0 || pa_modargs_get_value_boolean(ma, "playback", &playback) < 0) {
-        pa_log("record= and playback= expect numeric argument.");
+        pa_log("record= and playback= expect boolean argument.");
         goto fail;
     }