diff --git a/dev/lint-scala b/dev/lint-scala
index c3b19db243a8..d44eb02ef909 100755
--- a/dev/lint-scala
+++ b/dev/lint-scala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ERRORS=$(./build/mvn \
 )
 
 if test ! -z "$ERRORS"; then
-  echo -e "The scalafmt check failed on connector/connect at following occurrences:\n\n$ERRORS\n"
+  echo -e "The scalafmt check failed on connect or connector/connect at following occurrences:\n\n$ERRORS\n"
   echo "Before submitting your change, please make sure to format your code using the following command:"
   echo "./build/mvn scalafmt:format -Dscalafmt.skip=false -Dscalafmt.validateOnly=false -Dscalafmt.changedOnly=false -pl connect/common -pl connect/server -pl connector/connect/client/jvm"
   exit 1