diff --git a/newapkbuild.in b/newapkbuild.in
index 541f261..1a005c3 100644
--- a/newapkbuild.in
+++ b/newapkbuild.in
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ newaport() {
 		pkgname=$pn
 	fi
 	if [ -e "$pkgname"/APKBUILD ] && [ -z "$force" ]; then
-		error "$pkgname/APKBUILD already exist"
+		error "$pkgname/APKBUILD already exists"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	mkdir -p "$pkgname"