diff --git a/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake b/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake
index b0d747114..1a4032b8a 100644
--- a/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ elseif(USE_SSH STREQUAL ON OR USE_SSH STREQUAL "libssh2")
 elseif(USE_SSH STREQUAL OFF OR USE_SSH STREQUAL "")
 	add_feature_info(SSH OFF "SSH transport support")
 else()
-	message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown SSH option: ${USE_HTTP_PARSER}")
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown SSH option: ${USE_SSH}")
 endif()