diff --git a/lib/timers.js b/lib/timers.js
index 8e914d751a9..08ddf167856 100644
--- a/lib/timers.js
+++ b/lib/timers.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function enroll(item, msecs) {
 
 exports.enroll = util.deprecate(enroll,
                                 'timers.enroll() is deprecated. ' +
-                                'Please use clearTimeout instead.',
+                                'Please use setTimeout instead.',
                                 'DEP0095');