diff --git a/gentoo/check_portage_age.pl b/gentoo/check_portage_age.pl
index d063fcf..bc690c5 100755
--- a/gentoo/check_portage_age.pl
+++ b/gentoo/check_portage_age.pl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ END
 
 my $timestamp = str2time($timestamp_str);
 my $difference = time() - $timestamp;
-my $message = "last sync " . duration($difference) . " seconds ago";
+my $message = "last sync " . duration($difference) . " ago";
 
 my $code;
 if ( $difference > $np->opts->critical ) {