diff --git a/cmake/modules/DunePythonFindPackage.cmake b/cmake/modules/DunePythonFindPackage.cmake
index b2752f0584c4c95cd8b557d1e80b7a64bb5d5c0b..8901d666a3b352e421404a7bec3ccc4a476d5cf1 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DunePythonFindPackage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DunePythonFindPackage.cmake
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function(dune_python_find_package)
   else()
     set(${PYPACKAGE_RESULT} FALSE)
     if(PYPACKAGE_REQUIRED)
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "The python package ${PYCHECK_PACKAGE} could not be found! (for interpreter ${PYPACKAGE_INTERPRETER})")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "The python package ${PYPACKAGE_PACKAGE} could not be found! (for interpreter ${PYPACKAGE_INTERPRETER})")
     endif()
   endif()