diff --git a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
index c65cee82d96d..febd89d6f532 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const defaultVariantGenerators = (config) => ({
         return modified
       }
 
-      throw new Error("The `dark` config option must be either 'media' or 'class'.")
+      throw new Error("The `darkMode` config option must be either 'media' or 'class'.")
     },
     { unstable_stack: true }
   ),