diff --git a/src/user/user_model.cc b/src/user/user_model.cc
index 63e68a46..9aede5bf 100644
--- a/src/user/user_model.cc
+++ b/src/user/user_model.cc
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ void mjCModel::TryCompile(mjModel*& m, mjData*& d, const mjVFS* vfs) {
       if (plugin->capabilities & mjPLUGIN_SENSOR) {
         for (int sensor_id : plugin_to_sensors[i]) {
           if (!plugin->nsensordata) {
-            mju_error_i("`reset` is null for plugin at slot %d", m->plugin[i]);
+            mju_error_i("`nsensordata` is null for plugin at slot %d", m->plugin[i]);
           }
           int nsensordata = plugin->nsensordata(m, i, sensor_id);
           sensors[sensor_id]->dim = nsensordata;