diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/PropertyMetadata.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/PropertyMetadata.php
index cb60c70ded..5e012ef6bb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/PropertyMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/PropertyMetadata.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class PropertyMetadata extends MemberMetadata
     public function __construct($class, $name)
     {
         if (!property_exists($class, $name)) {
-            throw new ValidatorException(sprintf('Property %s does not exists in class %s', $name, $class));
+            throw new ValidatorException(sprintf('Property %s does not exist in class %s', $name, $class));
         }
 
         parent::__construct($class, $name, $name);