diff --git a/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/jsonfilelog.go b/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/jsonfilelog.go
index b45407341b..38ff7171b3 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/jsonfilelog.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/jsonfilelog.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func New(ctx logger.Context) (logger.Logger, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if maxFiles < 1 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("max-files cannot be less than 1")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("max-file cannot be less than 1")
 		}
 	}
 	return &JSONFileLogger{