diff --git a/src/parser/statement.js b/src/parser/statement.js
index b3d7e1a28b..bdf7729f48 100644
--- a/src/parser/statement.js
+++ b/src/parser/statement.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
 
     // special error for the common case of @dec export class
     if (!allowExport && this.match(tt._export)) {
-      this.raise(this.state.start, "Using the export keyword between decorators and class is disallowed. Please use `export @dec class` instead");
+      this.raise(this.state.start, "Using the export keyword between a decorator and a class is not allowed. Please use `export @dec class` instead");
     }
 
     if (!this.match(tt._class)) {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/experimental/decorators-2/no-export-decorators-on-class/options.json b/test/fixtures/experimental/decorators-2/no-export-decorators-on-class/options.json
index 4c5c609080..a2ae8cf036 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/experimental/decorators-2/no-export-decorators-on-class/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/experimental/decorators-2/no-export-decorators-on-class/options.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "sourceType": "module",
-  "throws": "Using the export keyword between decorators and class is disallowed. Please use `export @dec class` instead (2:0)"
+  "throws": "Using the export keyword between a decorator and a class is not allowed. Please use `export @dec class` instead (2:0)"
 }