diff --git a/lisp/epg.el b/lisp/epg.el
index e53aa8caaaf..df79988c48b 100644
--- a/lisp/epg.el
+++ b/lisp/epg.el
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
 (defconst epg-no-data-reason-alist
   '((1 . "No armored data")
-    (2 . "Expected a packet but did not found one")
+    (2 . "Expected a packet but did not find one")
     (3 . "Invalid packet found, this may indicate a non OpenPGP message")
     (4 . "Signature expected but not found")))