diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/module/ModuleBootstrap.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/module/ModuleBootstrap.java
index 7426708e38aa6..facff0d6fdce8 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/module/ModuleBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/module/ModuleBootstrap.java
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ private static IllegalNativeAccess addIllegalNativeAccess() {
         } else if (value.equals("warn")) {
             return IllegalNativeAccess.WARN;
         } else {
-            fail("Value specified to --illegal-access not recognized:"
+            fail("Value specified to --illegal-native-access not recognized:"
                     + " '" + value + "'");
             return null;
         }