diff --git a/src/libs/ssh/sftpchannel.cpp b/src/libs/ssh/sftpchannel.cpp
index 152afaa4535..bba482ae9d1 100644
--- a/src/libs/ssh/sftpchannel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ssh/sftpchannel.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void SftpChannelPrivate::handleChannelFailure()
         throw SSH_SERVER_EXCEPTION(SSH_DISCONNECT_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
             "Unexpected SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_FAILURE packet.");
     }
-    emit initializationFailed(tr("Server could not start sftp subsystem."));
+    emit initializationFailed(tr("Server could not start SFTP subsystem."));
     closeChannel();
 }