diff --git a/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm b/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm
index b881cdbfac..6392ed2f79 100755
--- a/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm
+++ b/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ sub setup_logic_roughness_methods {
   my $phys = $physv->as_string();
   if ( $phys eq "clm4_5" || $phys eq "clm5_0" ) {
     if ( $var eq "Meier2022" ) {
-      $log->fatal_error("z0param_method = $var and phys = $phys, but this method has been tested only with clm5_1 and later versions; to use with earlier versions, disable this error, and add Meier2022 parameters to the corresponding params file");
+      $log->fatal_error("z0param_method = $var and phys = $phys, but this method has been tested only with clm6_0 and later versions; to use with earlier versions, disable this error, and add Meier2022 parameters to the corresponding params file");
     }
   }
 }