diff --git a/src.ts/crypto/signature.ts b/src.ts/crypto/signature.ts
index 4e73d992a2..c48ef46265 100644
--- a/src.ts/crypto/signature.ts
+++ b/src.ts/crypto/signature.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class Signature {
      */
     get s(): string { return this.#s; }
     set s(_value: BytesLike) {
-        assertArgument(dataLength(_value) === 32, "invalid r", "value", _value);
+        assertArgument(dataLength(_value) === 32, "invalid s", "value", _value);
         const value = hexlify(_value);
         assertArgument(parseInt(value.substring(0, 3)) < 8, "non-canonical s", "value", value);
         this.#s = value;