diff --git a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/Errors.java b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/Errors.java
index 72a82b0e4d311..526b4dfc0ba04 100644
--- a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/Errors.java
+++ b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/Errors.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public enum Errors {
             NoReassignmentInProgressException::new),
     GROUP_SUBSCRIBED_TO_TOPIC(86, "Deleting offsets of a topic is forbidden while the consumer group is actively subscribed to it.",
         GroupSubscribedToTopicException::new),
-    INVALID_RECORD(87, "This record has failed the validation on broker and hence be rejected.", InvalidRecordException::new),
+    INVALID_RECORD(87, "This record has failed the validation on broker and hence will be rejected.", InvalidRecordException::new),
     UNSTABLE_OFFSET_COMMIT(88, "There are unstable offsets that need to be cleared.", UnstableOffsetCommitException::new);
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Errors.class);