diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/network/whois/whois.c b/reactos/base/applications/network/whois/whois.c
index 726d53c4574..2b25af66533 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/network/whois/whois.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/network/whois/whois.c
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	memcpy((char *)&sin.sin_addr, hp->h_addr, hp->h_length);
-	sp = getservbyname("whois", "tcp");
+	sp = getservbyname("nicname", "tcp");
 	if (sp == NULL) {
-		(void)fprintf(stderr, "whois: whois/tcp: unknown service\n");
+		(void)fprintf(stderr, "whois: nicname/tcp: unknown service\n");
 		cleanup(1);
 	}