diff --git a/nifi-commons/nifi-processor-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processor/util/put/sender/SocketChannelSender.java b/nifi-commons/nifi-processor-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processor/util/put/sender/SocketChannelSender.java
index 829e1d687c..8d4f8757a8 100644
--- a/nifi-commons/nifi-processor-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processor/util/put/sender/SocketChannelSender.java
+++ b/nifi-commons/nifi-processor-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processor/util/put/sender/SocketChannelSender.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class SocketChannelSender extends ChannelSender {
                 if (actualSendBufSize < maxSendBufferSize) {
                     logger.warn("Attempted to set Socket Send Buffer Size to " + maxSendBufferSize
                             + " bytes but could only set to " + actualSendBufSize + "bytes. You may want to "
-                            + "consider changing the Operating System's maximum receive buffer");
+                            + "consider changing the Operating System's maximum send buffer");
                 }
             }
         }