diff --git a/assemble.c b/assemble.c
index 94da852..bb0e964 100644
--- a/assemble.c
+++ b/assemble.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int assemble(
 
                 case P_ODD:
                     if (!EOL(*cp)) {
-                        report(stack->top, ".EVEN must not have an argument\n");
+                        report(stack->top, ".ODD must not have an argument\n");
                     }
                     if (!(DOT & 1)) {
                         list_word(stack->top, DOT, 0, 1, "");
diff --git a/tests/test-blkb.lst.ok b/tests/test-blkb.lst.ok
index 0ccced9..b4e7d2d 100644
--- a/tests/test-blkb.lst.ok
+++ b/tests/test-blkb.lst.ok
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ test-blkb.mac:21: ***ERROR Argument to .BLKB/.BLKW must be constant
       23                                
 test-blkb.mac:24: ***ERROR .EVEN must not have an argument
       24                                	.even	1	; error: no argument allowed
-test-blkb.mac:25: ***ERROR .EVEN must not have an argument
+test-blkb.mac:25: ***ERROR .ODD must not have an argument
       25 000324    000                  	.odd	1	; error: no argument allowed
       25