diff --git a/core/util.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/KotlinCompilerVersion.java b/core/util.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/KotlinCompilerVersion.java
index fd3ab1fef03..37f39656d49 100644
--- a/core/util.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/KotlinCompilerVersion.java
+++ b/core/util.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/KotlinCompilerVersion.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class KotlinCompilerVersion {
     static {
         if (!VERSION.equals("@snapshot@") && !VERSION.contains("-") && IS_PRE_RELEASE) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
-                    "IS_PRE_RELEASE cannot be false for a compiler without '-' in its version.\n" +
+                    "IS_PRE_RELEASE cannot be true for a compiler without '-' in its version.\n" +
                     "Please change IS_PRE_RELEASE to false, commit and push this change to master"
             );
         }