diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java
index 612aba8fa0..635b8cb174 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 		else {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("No matching " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
 					" bean found for qualifier '" + qualifier + "' - neither qualifier " +
-					"match nor bean name match!");
+					"nor bean name matches!");
 		}
 	}