diff --git a/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c
index 43bba717f2..df681e3234 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ RangeVarCallbackForLockTable(const RangeVar *rv, Oid relid, Oid oldrelid,
 		relkind != RELKIND_VIEW)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
-				 errmsg("\"%s\" is not a table or a view",
+				 errmsg("\"%s\" is not a table or view",
 						rv->relname)));
 
 	/*