diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/db/messages.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/db/messages.properties
index fe42cc21dee..6914555975b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/db/messages.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/db/messages.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ BTree.DeletionOnAbsentKey=Deletion of key not in btree: {0} mode={1}
 BTree.UnknownMode=BTree unknown deletion mode error
 BTree.IntegrityError=BTree integrity error
 BTree.IntegrityErrorA=[{0} blanks inconsistent b={1} nb={2}]
-BTree.IntegrityErrorB=[{0} wrong number of children w.r.t. key count]
+BTree.IntegrityErrorB=[{0} wrong number of children with respect to key count]
 BTree.IntegrityErrorC=[{0} key count out of range]
 BTree.IntegrityErrorD=Leaf nodes at differing depths