diff --git a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
index 84cd8006c7..dc30f5de9f 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ do_start(void)
 			print_msg(_(" done\n"));
 			print_msg(_("server started\n"));
 			if (status == PQREJECT)
-				write_stderr(_("warning:  could not connect;  might be due to invalid authentication or\n"
+				write_stderr(_("warning:  could not connect; might be caused by invalid authentication or\n"
 								"misconfiguration.\n"));
 		}
 	}