diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/resources/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties b/java/java-psi-impl/resources/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
index a0b1bba51409..3aa8bb1a7e3e 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/resources/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/resources/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ annotation.cyclic.element.type=Cyclic annotation element type
 annotation.annotation.type.expected=Annotation type expected
 annotation.members.may.not.have.throws.list='throws' not allowed on @interface method
 annotation.may.not.have.extends.list='extends' not allowed on @interface
-annotation.not.allowed.ref=Annotation not applicable to this kind of reference
+annotation.not.allowed.ref=Annotation is not applicable to this kind of reference
 annotation.not.allowed.static=Static member qualifying type may not be annotated
 annotation.not.allowed.void='void' type may not be annotated
 annotation.not.allowed.var='var' type may not be annotated
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/annotations/typeAnnotations.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/annotations/typeAnnotations.java
index 34477bc17358..b44e8979fe81 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/annotations/typeAnnotations.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/annotations/typeAnnotations.java
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ class Outer {
 
     @A Map.@TA Entry e1;
     @A <error descr="Static member qualifying type may not be annotated">@TA</error> Map.@TA Entry e2;
-    @A java.<error descr="Annotation not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> util.Map.@TA Entry e3;
-    @A <error descr="Annotation not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> java.util.Map.@TA Entry e4;
-    @A List<java.<error descr="Annotation not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> lang.@TA String> l1;
-    @A List<<error descr="Annotation not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> java.lang.String> l2;
+    @A java.<error descr="Annotation is not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> util.Map.@TA Entry e3;
+    @A <error descr="Annotation is not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> java.util.Map.@TA Entry e4;
+    @A List<java.<error descr="Annotation is not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> lang.@TA String> l1;
+    @A List<<error descr="Annotation is not applicable to this kind of reference">@TA</error> java.lang.String> l2;
 
     Object obj = "str";
     @TA String str = (@TA String)obj;