diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 31e3539d3e..6ff7903db4 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ ngx_http_set_virtual_server(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_str_t *host)
         if (sscf->verify) {
             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, r->connection->log, 0,
                           "client attempted to request the server name "
-                          "different from that one was negotiated");
+                          "different from the one that was negotiated");
             ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_MISDIRECTED_REQUEST);
             return NGX_ERROR;
         }