diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl
index 940f727b21d..9d80b98f56c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ codegen_llvm_unknown_archive_kind =
     Don't know how to build archive of type: {$kind}
 
 codegen_llvm_target_feature_disable_or_enable =
-    the target features {$features} must all be enabled or disabled together
+    the target features {$features} must all be either enabled or disabled together
 
 codegen_llvm_missing_features =
     add the missing features in a `target_feature` attribute
diff --git a/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.one.stderr b/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.one.stderr
index 0cc901eecaa..b4b50d98192 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.one.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.one.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: target features paca, pacg must all be enabled or disabled together
+error: the target features paca, pacg must all be either enabled or disabled together
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.three.stderr b/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.three.stderr
index 0cc901eecaa..b4b50d98192 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.three.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.three.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: target features paca, pacg must all be enabled or disabled together
+error: the target features paca, pacg must all be either enabled or disabled together
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.two.stderr b/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.two.stderr
index 0cc901eecaa..b4b50d98192 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.two.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/target-feature/tied-features-cli.two.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: target features paca, pacg must all be enabled or disabled together
+error: the target features paca, pacg must all be either enabled or disabled together
 
 error: aborting due to previous error