diff --git a/src/openvpn/tun.c b/src/openvpn/tun.c
index 923131ad..651cb871 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/tun.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/tun.c
@@ -1993,6 +1993,11 @@ open_tun(const char *dev, const char *dev_type, const char *dev_node, struct tun
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_FEATURE_TUN_PERSIST
 
+/* TUNSETGROUP appeared in 2.6.23 */
+#ifndef TUNSETGROUP
+# define TUNSETGROUP   _IOW('T', 206, int)
+#endif
+
 void
 tuncfg(const char *dev, const char *dev_type, const char *dev_node,
        int persist_mode, const char *username, const char *groupname,
@@ -2032,7 +2037,7 @@ tuncfg(const char *dev, const char *dev_type, const char *dev_node,
         }
         else if (ioctl(tt->fd, TUNSETGROUP, platform_state_group.gr->gr_gid) < 0)
         {
-            msg(M_ERR, "Cannot ioctl TUNSETOWNER(%s) %s", groupname, dev);
+            msg(M_ERR, "Cannot ioctl TUNSETGROUP(%s) %s", groupname, dev);
         }
     }
     close_tun(tt, ctx);