diff --git a/filesystems/unionfs/files/pkg-message.in b/filesystems/unionfs/files/pkg-message.in
index 4859a839c805..27091b4a5d28 100644
--- a/filesystems/unionfs/files/pkg-message.in
+++ b/filesystems/unionfs/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 You will need to load the kernel module 'fuse' to use this package. To load
 this at boot time, add the following line to /boot/loader.conf:
 
-fuse_load="YES"
+fusefs_load="YES"
 
 If you want unprivileged users to be able to use unionfs, add the following
 line to /etc/sysctl.conf: