diff --git a/src/part.c b/src/part.c
index a6475983dcf5d8c3dfca239b85a56d32ef80a771..d8f57a8b3db3d5f29667dff162fb03d8b117d3a3 100644
--- a/src/part.c
+++ b/src/part.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void part_verify_links(struct part *parts, struct gpart *gparts,
 
       /* Check that it's not linked */
       if (gparts[k].id_or_neg_offset <= 0)
-        error("DM gpart particle linked to something !");
+        error("Background DM gpart particle linked to something !");
     }
 
     /* We have a gas particle */