diff --git a/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install.go b/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install.go
index 16f5d7a29b3..dada2260f6d 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install.go
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ func (s ProvisioningSpec) IsZero() bool {
 // Validate parses selector without mutating stored config.
 func (s ProvisioningSpec) Validate() error {
 	if s.DiskSelector.Match.IsZero() {
-		return errors.New("provisioning.volumeSelector.match is required")
+		return errors.New("provisioning.diskSelector.match is required")
 	}
 
 	if err := s.DiskSelector.Match.ParseBool(celenv.DiskLocator()); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("provisioning.volumeSelector.match: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("provisioning.diskSelector.match: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install_test.go b/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install_test.go
index 8e2763c1a81..853b1102b50 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/config/types/runtime/unattended_install_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestUnattendedInstallValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:          "empty",
 			cfg:           runtime.NewUnattendedInstallConfigV1Alpha1,
-			expectedError: "provisioning.volumeSelector.match is required",
+			expectedError: "provisioning.diskSelector.match is required",
 			expectedWarnings: []string{
 				"installer.image is not set, if Talos is not booted from asset built by Image Factory, installation will fail",
 			},
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ func TestUnattendedInstallValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "no volume selector match",
+			name: "no disk selector match",
 			cfg: func() *runtime.UnattendedInstallConfigV1Alpha1 {
 				cfg := runtime.NewUnattendedInstallConfigV1Alpha1()
 				cfg.Installer.Image = "factory.talos.dev/metal-installer/376567988ad370138ad8b2698212367b8edcb69b5fd68c80be1f2ec7d603b4ba:v1.0.0"
 
 				return cfg
 			},
-			expectedError: "provisioning.volumeSelector.match is required",
+			expectedError: "provisioning.diskSelector.match is required",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid match expression",
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestUnattendedInstallValidate(t *testing.T) {
 
 				return cfg
 			},
-			expectedError: "provisioning.volumeSelector.match: expression output type is int, expected bool",
+			expectedError: "provisioning.diskSelector.match: expression output type is int, expected bool",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "valid config",