diff --git a/backup/lib.php b/backup/lib.php
index 25b8c9bf772..c504e079b1e 100644
--- a/backup/lib.php
+++ b/backup/lib.php
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
     function backup_required_functions() {
 
         if(!function_exists('utf8_encode')) {
-            error('You need to add utf8 support to your PHP installation');  
+            error('You need to add XML support to your PHP installation');  
         }
 
     }