diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb
index c633126f74..a8e98d8d57 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Homebrew extend self
       keg.lock do
         print "Unlinking #{keg}... "
         puts if ARGV.verbose?
-        puts "#{keg.unlink} links removed"
+        puts "#{keg.unlink} symlinks removed"
       end
     end
   end