diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarMojo.java
index 0a17337294..5da4f3fc50 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarMojo.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class JarMojo
         catch ( Exception e )
         {
             // TODO: improve error handling
-            throw new PluginExecutionException( "Error assembling EJB", e );
+            throw new PluginExecutionException( "Error assembling JAR", e );
         }
     }