diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs
index 6173889eeef33..5efc282615ff1 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ where
 pub enum QueryComponentError {
     #[error("This query does not have read access to the requested component.")]
     MissingReadAccess,
-    #[error("This query does not have read access to the requested component.")]
+    #[error("This query does not have write access to the requested component.")]
     MissingWriteAccess,
     #[error("The given entity does not have the requested component.")]
     MissingComponent,