diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheAutoConfiguration.java
index cdca7995d07..d6de3d5c999 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class MustacheAutoConfiguration {
 			Assert.state(location.exists(this.applicationContext),
 					"Cannot find template location: " + location
 							+ " (please add some templates, check your Mustache "
-							+ "configuration, or set spring.mustache.template."
+							+ "configuration, or set spring.mustache."
 							+ "check-template-location=false)");
 		}
 	}