diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 86d85303c0..86a5cf0617 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -30246,7 +30246,7 @@ static Error ir_resolve_lazy_raw(AstNode *source_node, ZigValue *val) {
                     return ErrorSemanticAnalyzeFail;
                 } else if (elem_type->id == ZigTypeIdOpaque) {
                     ir_add_error(ira, &lazy_ptr_type->elem_type->base,
-                            buf_sprintf("C pointers cannot point opaque types"));
+                            buf_sprintf("C pointers cannot point to opaque types"));
                     return ErrorSemanticAnalyzeFail;
                 } else if (lazy_ptr_type->is_allowzero) {
                     ir_add_error(ira, &lazy_ptr_type->elem_type->base,
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index f559311547..e402197a8e 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\    var y: [*c]c_void = x;
         \\}
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        "tmp.zig:3:16: error: C pointers cannot point opaque types",
+        "tmp.zig:3:16: error: C pointers cannot point to opaque types",
     });
 
     cases.add("directly embedding opaque type in struct and union",