diff --git a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
index 7ca4b09e8b68..43f9158058d5 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ WebContents.prototype.printToPDF = async function (options) {
 
   if (options.pageRanges !== undefined) {
     if (typeof options.pageRanges !== 'string') {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error('printBackground must be a String'));
+      return Promise.reject(new Error('pageRanges must be a String'));
     }
     printSettings.pageRanges = options.pageRanges;
   }