diff --git a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
index 90bc5d1787..9df8bbcf73 100644
--- a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
+++ b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void EEPROMClass::write(int const address, uint8_t const value) {
     return;
   }
   if(!_data) {
-    DEBUGV("EEPROMClass::read without ::begin\n");
+    DEBUGV("EEPROMClass::write without ::begin\n");
     return;
   }