diff --git a/mount/mount_freebsd.go b/mount/mount_freebsd.go
index f41df3dea..6f3e8ff91 100644
--- a/mount/mount_freebsd.go
+++ b/mount/mount_freebsd.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (m *Mount) mount(target string) error {
 			_ = unmount(target, 0)
 		}
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("mount [%v] failed with ECHILD (retired %d times)", args, retriesOnECHILD)
+	return fmt.Errorf("mount [%v] failed with ECHILD (retried %d times)", args, retriesOnECHILD)
 }
 
 // Unmount the provided mount path with the flags
diff --git a/mount/mount_linux.go b/mount/mount_linux.go
index adb59b819..90dd941a9 100644
--- a/mount/mount_linux.go
+++ b/mount/mount_linux.go
@@ -449,5 +449,5 @@ func (m *Mount) mountWithHelper(helperBinary, typePrefix, target string) error {
 			_ = unmount(target, 0)
 		}
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("mount helper [%s %v] failed with ECHILD (retired %d times)", helperBinary, args, retriesOnECHILD)
+	return fmt.Errorf("mount helper [%s %v] failed with ECHILD (retried %d times)", helperBinary, args, retriesOnECHILD)
 }