diff --git a/extcap/androiddump.c b/extcap/androiddump.c
index 1767ef0ee6..278e4b75fd 100644
--- a/extcap/androiddump.c
+++ b/extcap/androiddump.c
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
      */
     err_msg = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
     if (err_msg != NULL) {
-        ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+        ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
                   err_msg);
         g_free(err_msg);
     }
diff --git a/extcap/ciscodump.c b/extcap/ciscodump.c
index 0fa67f60e7..abcfc6b270 100644
--- a/extcap/ciscodump.c
+++ b/extcap/ciscodump.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	err_msg = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
 	if (err_msg != NULL) {
-		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
 			err_msg);
 		g_free(err_msg);
 	}
diff --git a/extcap/dpauxmon.c b/extcap/dpauxmon.c
index 97c6a50431..69dabe68ea 100644
--- a/extcap/dpauxmon.c
+++ b/extcap/dpauxmon.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	init_progfile_dir_error = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
 	if (init_progfile_dir_error != NULL) {
-		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
 			init_progfile_dir_error);
 		g_free(init_progfile_dir_error);
 	}
diff --git a/extcap/etwdump.c b/extcap/etwdump.c
index 8ec5407141..f8b9a68a3b 100644
--- a/extcap/etwdump.c
+++ b/extcap/etwdump.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
      */
     err_msg = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
     if (err_msg != NULL) {
-        ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+        ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
             err_msg);
         g_free(err_msg);
     }
diff --git a/extcap/randpktdump.c b/extcap/randpktdump.c
index 070aa53df2..73d4db6012 100644
--- a/extcap/randpktdump.c
+++ b/extcap/randpktdump.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	err_msg = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
 	if (err_msg != NULL) {
-		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
 			err_msg);
 		g_free(err_msg);
 	}
diff --git a/extcap/sdjournal.c b/extcap/sdjournal.c
index eefd6ea7c2..0b29727ee3 100644
--- a/extcap/sdjournal.c
+++ b/extcap/sdjournal.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 */
 	init_progfile_dir_error = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
 	if (init_progfile_dir_error != NULL) {
-		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
 			init_progfile_dir_error);
 		g_free(init_progfile_dir_error);
 	}
diff --git a/extcap/sshdump.c b/extcap/sshdump.c
index 0247bac08f..e7390ee3e5 100644
--- a/extcap/sshdump.c
+++ b/extcap/sshdump.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	err_msg = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
 	if (err_msg != NULL) {
-		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
 			err_msg);
 		g_free(err_msg);
 	}
diff --git a/extcap/udpdump.c b/extcap/udpdump.c
index be8f044a2d..50cbd75854 100644
--- a/extcap/udpdump.c
+++ b/extcap/udpdump.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	err_msg = init_progfile_dir(argv[0]);
 	if (err_msg != NULL) {
-		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the captype program: %s.",
+		ws_warning("Can't get pathname of directory containing the extcap program: %s.",
 			err_msg);
 		g_free(err_msg);
 	}