diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
index b9cfadf5eae1..9cfb98feb1a0 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ record.constructor.call.in.canonical=Canonical constructor cannot delegate to an
 record.no.constructor.call.in.non.canonical=Non-canonical record constructor must delegate to another constructor
 record.special.method.type.parameters={0} cannot have type parameters
 record.special.method.non.public={0} must be ''public''
-record.special.method.stronger.access={0} access level cannot be stronger than the record access level (''{1}'')
+record.special.method.stronger.access={0} access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level (''{1}'')
 record.special.method.throws={0} cannot declare thrown exceptions
 record.canonical.constructor=Canonical constructor
 record.compact.constructor=Compact constructor
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingRecords/RecordConstructorAccessJava15.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingRecords/RecordConstructorAccessJava15.java
index d692dec35400..c07811ba83bb 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingRecords/RecordConstructorAccessJava15.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingRecords/RecordConstructorAccessJava15.java
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ class Outer {
     public PublicRecord1 {}
   }
   public record PublicRecord2() {
-    protected <error descr="Canonical constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('public')">PublicRecord2</error>() {}
+    protected <error descr="Canonical constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('public')">PublicRecord2</error>() {}
   }
   public record PublicRecord3() {
-    <error descr="Canonical constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('public')">PublicRecord3</error>() {}
+    <error descr="Canonical constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('public')">PublicRecord3</error>() {}
   }
   public record PublicRecord4() {
-    private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('public')">PublicRecord4</error> {}
+    private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('public')">PublicRecord4</error> {}
   }
   protected record ProtectedRecord1() {
     public ProtectedRecord1 {}
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ class Outer {
     protected ProtectedRecord2() {}
   }
   protected record ProtectedRecord3() {
-    <error descr="Canonical constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('protected')">ProtectedRecord3</error>() {}
+    <error descr="Canonical constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('protected')">ProtectedRecord3</error>() {}
   }
   protected record ProtectedRecord4() {
-    private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('protected')">ProtectedRecord4</error> {}
+    private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('protected')">ProtectedRecord4</error> {}
   }
   record PackageRecord1() {
     public PackageRecord1 {}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Outer {
     PackageRecord3() {}
   }
   record PackageRecord4() {
-    private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('package-private')">PackageRecord4</error> {}
+    private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('package-private')">PackageRecord4</error> {}
   }
   private record PrivateRecord1() {
     public PrivateRecord1 {}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Outer {
       LocalRecord3() {}
     }
     record LocalRecord4() {
-      private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be stronger than the record access level ('package-private')">LocalRecord4</error> {}
+      private <error descr="Compact constructor access level cannot be more restrictive than the record access level ('package-private')">LocalRecord4</error> {}
     }
   }
 }
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