diff --git a/qerror.c b/qerror.c
index 92c4eff1791d65f9a7cd0fa898ff0bc809b6d190..082de987ed4e9d25563783f2b199fbb4fb0df34f 100644
--- a/qerror.c
+++ b/qerror.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static const QErrorStringTable qerror_table[] = {
     },
     {
         .error_fmt = QERR_AMBIGUOUS_PATH,
-        .desc      = "Path '%(path)' does not uniquely identify a %(object)"
+        .desc      = "Path '%(path)' does not uniquely identify an object"
     },
     {
         .error_fmt = QERR_BAD_BUS_FOR_DEVICE,