diff --git a/src/core/config/openthread-core-config-check.h b/src/core/config/openthread-core-config-check.h
index 5308cf712..6ee4eb98c 100644
--- a/src/core/config/openthread-core-config-check.h
+++ b/src/core/config/openthread-core-config-check.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_NCP_UART_ENABLE
-#error "OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_NCP_UART_ENABLE was replaced by OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_NCP_HDLC_ENABLE."
+#error "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_NCP_UART_ENABLE was replaced by OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_NCP_HDLC_ENABLE."
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_NCP_UART