diff --git a/src/elf.rs b/src/elf.rs
index 6aac512f..ddbe99ae 100644
--- a/src/elf.rs
+++ b/src/elf.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl From<ElfParserError> for ElfError {
             | ElfParserError::InvalidString
             | ElfParserError::InvalidSize
             | ElfParserError::Overlap
-            | ElfParserError::SectionNotInOrder
+            | ElfParserError::NotInOrder
             | ElfParserError::NoSectionNameStringTable
             | ElfParserError::InvalidDynamicSectionTable
             | ElfParserError::InvalidRelocationTable
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ impl<C: ContextObject> Executable<C> {
                 return Err(ElfParserError::InvalidSize);
             }
             if symbol.st_value != expected_symbol_address {
-                return Err(ElfParserError::SectionNotInOrder);
+                return Err(ElfParserError::NotInOrder);
             }
             if symbol.st_value.checked_rem(ebpf::INSN_SIZE as u64) != Some(0) {
                 return Err(ElfParserError::InvalidAlignment);
diff --git a/src/elf_parser/mod.rs b/src/elf_parser/mod.rs
index cb5934eb..d936d882 100644
--- a/src/elf_parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/elf_parser/mod.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ pub enum ElfParserError {
     /// Headers, tables or sections do overlap in the file
     #[error("values overlap")]
     Overlap,
-    /// Sections are not sorted in ascending order
-    #[error("sections not in ascending order")]
-    SectionNotInOrder,
+    /// Tables or sections are not sorted in ascending order
+    #[error("values not in ascending order")]
+    NotInOrder,
     /// No section name string table present in the file
     #[error("no section name string table found")]
     NoSectionNameStringTable,
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl<'a> Elf64<'a> {
             check_that_there_is_no_overlap(&section_range, &program_header_table_range)?;
             check_that_there_is_no_overlap(&section_range, &section_header_table_range)?;
             if section_range.start < offset {
-                return Err(ElfParserError::SectionNotInOrder);
+                return Err(ElfParserError::NotInOrder);
             }
             offset = section_range.end;
             if offset > elf_bytes.len() {