diff --git a/wxPython/wxversion/wxversion.py b/wxPython/wxversion/wxversion.py
index 58206ebdd2..530105427c 100644
--- a/wxPython/wxversion/wxversion.py
+++ b/wxPython/wxversion/wxversion.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def selectNewest(minVersion):
 
     # ensure that wxPython hasn't been imported yet.
     if sys.modules.has_key('wx') or sys.modules.has_key('wxPython'):
-        raise VersionError("wxversion.select() must be called before wxPython is imported")
+        raise VersionError("wxversion.selectNewest() must be called before wxPython is imported")
     
     bestMatch = None
     installed = _find_installed(True)