diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/gpio-nrs.h b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/gpio-nrs.h
index 4f7bf3272e87..019ea86057f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/gpio-nrs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/gpio-nrs.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #define S3C2410_GPIO_M_NR	(32)	/* technically 2. */
 
 #if CONFIG_S3C_GPIO_SPACE != 0
-#error CONFIG_S3C_GPIO_SPACE cannot be zero at the moment
+#error CONFIG_S3C_GPIO_SPACE cannot be nonzero at the moment
 #endif
 
 #define S3C2410_GPIO_NEXT(__gpio) \