diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index db173921fc..8e9dbfeee7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                 except ReExtractInfo as e:
                     if wait_retries >= max_wait_retries:
                         if max_wait_retries > 0:
-                            self.report_error(f'Giving up after {wait_retries} {"retries" if wait_retries > 2 else "retry"} while waiting.')
+                            self.report_error(f'Giving up after {wait_retries} {"retries" if wait_retries > 1 else "retry"} while waiting.')
                         else:
                             self.report_error('Video is still unavailable after waiting.')
                         return