diff --git a/src/bin/perfdhcp/test_control.cc b/src/bin/perfdhcp/test_control.cc
index cb7f9fd5d6..7e321b7047 100644
--- a/src/bin/perfdhcp/test_control.cc
+++ b/src/bin/perfdhcp/test_control.cc
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@ TestControl::printRate() const {
 
     std::cout << s.str() << std::endl;
 
-    std::cout <<"***Malformed Packages***" << std::endl
-              << "Malformed packages: " << ExchangeStats::malformed_pkts_
+    std::cout <<"***Malformed Packets***" << std::endl
+              << "Malformed packets: " << ExchangeStats::malformed_pkts_
 	      << std::endl;
 }