diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 29a53ebb2a..5fd1c1ce4c 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -11211,7 +11211,7 @@ fn zirDiv(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, inst: Zir.Inst.Index) CompileError!Air.Ins
         const rhs_val = maybe_rhs_val orelse unreachable;
         const rem = lhs_val.floatRem(rhs_val, resolved_type, sema.arena, target) catch unreachable;
         if (rem.compareWithZero(.neq)) {
-            return sema.fail(block, src, "ambiguous coercion of division operands '{s}' and '{s}'; division has non-zero reminder '{}'", .{
+            return sema.fail(block, src, "ambiguous coercion of division operands '{s}' and '{s}'; non-zero remainder '{}'", .{
                 @tagName(lhs_ty.tag()), @tagName(rhs_ty.tag()), rem.fmtValue(resolved_type, sema.mod),
             });
         }
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/ambiguous_coercion_of_division_operands.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/ambiguous_coercion_of_division_operands.zig
index d8fa4e5726..f3e51a1bed 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/ambiguous_coercion_of_division_operands.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/ambiguous_coercion_of_division_operands.zig
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ export fn entry4() void {
     _ = f;
 }
 
-
 // error
 // backend=stage2
 // target=native
 //
-// :2:23: error: ambiguous coercion of division operands 'comptime_float' and 'comptime_int'; division has non-zero reminder '4'
-// :6:21: error: ambiguous coercion of division operands 'comptime_int' and 'comptime_float'; division has non-zero reminder '4'
+// :2:23: error: ambiguous coercion of division operands 'comptime_float' and 'comptime_int'; non-zero remainder '4'
+// :6:21: error: ambiguous coercion of division operands 'comptime_int' and 'comptime_float'; non-zero remainder '4'