diff --git a/volume/local/local.go b/volume/local/local.go
index 226a5dd4fb..78a3ec8288 100644
--- a/volume/local/local.go
+++ b/volume/local/local.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (r *Root) Remove(v volume.Volume) error {
 	}
 
 	if !r.scopedPath(realPath) {
-		return errdefs.System(errors.Errorf("Unable to remove a directory of out the Docker root %s: %s", r.scope, realPath))
+		return errdefs.System(errors.Errorf("Unable to remove a directory outside of the Docker root %s: %s", r.scope, realPath))
 	}
 
 	if err := removePath(realPath); err != nil {