diff --git a/src/test/test-bpf-foreign-programs.c b/src/test/test-bpf-foreign-programs.c
index 666317e520..a6f8eb6f4a 100644
--- a/src/test/test-bpf-foreign-programs.c
+++ b/src/test/test-bpf-foreign-programs.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int test_bpf_cgroup_programs(Manager *m, const char *unit_name, const Tes
         cld_code = SERVICE(u)->exec_command[SERVICE_EXEC_START]->exec_status.code;
         if (cld_code != CLD_EXITED)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EBUSY),
-                                "ExecStart didn't exited, code='%s'", sigchld_code_to_string(cld_code));
+                                "Child didn't exit normally, code='%s'", sigchld_code_to_string(cld_code));
 
         if (SERVICE(u)->state != SERVICE_DEAD)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EBUSY), "Service is not dead");