diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 4062a9ad0c09..a459e37d9ada 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ public class HighlightUtil {
       return null;
     }
 
-    HighlightInfo info = HighlightInfo.createHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR, expression, JavaErrorMessages.message("expression.expected"));
+    HighlightInfo info = HighlightInfo.createHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR, expression, JavaErrorMessages.message("array.initializer.not.allowed"));
     QuickFixAction.registerQuickFixAction(info, new AddNewArrayExpressionFix(expression));
     return info;
   }
diff --git a/resources-en/src/messages/JavaErrorMessages.properties b/resources-en/src/messages/JavaErrorMessages.properties
index ee03ca9d19e2..d77152e9d469 100644
--- a/resources-en/src/messages/JavaErrorMessages.properties
+++ b/resources-en/src/messages/JavaErrorMessages.properties
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ package.local.symbol=''{0}'' is not public in ''{1}''. Cannot be accessed from o
 visibility.access.problem=Cannot access ''{0}'' in ''{1}''
 array.type.expected=Array type expected; found: ''{0}''
 expression.expected=Expression expected
+array.initializer.not.allowed=Array initializer is not allowed here
 case.statement.outside.switch=Case statement outside switch
 qualified.enum.constant.in.switch=An enum switch case label must be the unqualified name of an enumeration constant
 constant.expression.required=Constant expression required