diff --git a/Objects/intobject.c b/Objects/intobject.c
index 18624b31ef1..b7ac16b6c38 100644
--- a/Objects/intobject.c
+++ b/Objects/intobject.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ int_subtype_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 	if (!PyInt_Check(tmp)) {
 		if (!PyLong_Check(tmp)) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-					"value must convertable to an int");
+					"value must be convertable to an int");
 			Py_DECREF(tmp);
 			return NULL;
 		}