diff --git a/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp b/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp
index f042d638e50f84cb9ab84e19f42f4a734ef965b8..667cffcf7e5474304a30e1425b990e3af44a7726 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ StereoCalib(const vector<string>& imagelist, Size boardSize, bool useCalibrated=
         fs.release();
     }
     else
-        cout << "Error: can not save the intrinsic parameters\n";
+        cout << "Error: can not save the extrinsic parameters\n";
 
     // OpenCV can handle left-right
     // or up-down camera arrangements