diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretModelImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretModelImpl.java
index 708969c3d9b3..a1831eaa4810 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretModelImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretModelImpl.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class CaretModelImpl implements CaretModel, PrioritizedDocumentListener,
   public void runForEachCaret(@NotNull final CaretAction action, final boolean reverseOrder) {
     EditorImpl.assertIsDispatchThread();
     if (myCurrentCaret != null) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Current caret is defined, cannot operate on other ones");
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Recursive runForEachCaret invocations are not allowed");
     }
     doWithCaretMerging(() -> {
       try {