diff --git a/reference/constraints/NotIdenticalTo.rst b/reference/constraints/NotIdenticalTo.rst
index 95bca5d7d7b..52ca192c85e 100644
--- a/reference/constraints/NotIdenticalTo.rst
+++ b/reference/constraints/NotIdenticalTo.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ message
 
 **type**: ``string`` **default**: ``This value should not be identical to {{ compared_value_type }} {{ compared_value }}.``
 
-This is the message that will be shown if the value is not equal.
+This is the message that will be shown if the value is identical.
 
 .. include:: /reference/constraints/_payload-option.rst.inc