diff --git a/nomad/core_sched.go b/nomad/core_sched.go
index 8c2601a94..7275af61d 100644
--- a/nomad/core_sched.go
+++ b/nomad/core_sched.go
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) deploymentGC(eval *structs.Evaluation) error {
 	if len(gcDeployment) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	c.srv.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] sched.core: deployment GC: %d nodes eligible", len(gcDeployment))
+	c.srv.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] sched.core: deployment GC: %d deployments eligible", len(gcDeployment))
 	return c.deploymentReap(gcDeployment)
 }