diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/DesugarEnums.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/DesugarEnums.scala
index d6d92c3fb078..def5cb39bee1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/DesugarEnums.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/DesugarEnums.scala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ object DesugarEnums {
         tparam.info.bounds.hi
       else {
         def problem =
-          if (!tparam.isOneOf(VarianceFlags)) "is non variant"
+          if (!tparam.isOneOf(VarianceFlags)) "is invariant"
           else "has bounds that depend on a type parameter in the same parameter list"
         errorType(i"""cannot determine type argument for enum parent $enumClass,
                      |type parameter $tparam $problem""", ctx.source.atSpan(span))