diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/util/ProxyManagerImpl.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/util/ProxyManagerImpl.java
index a9b649ef7..66700520f 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/util/ProxyManagerImpl.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/util/ProxyManagerImpl.java
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public class ProxyManagerImpl
      */
     private static void assertNotFinal(Class type) {
         if (Modifier.isFinal(type.getModifiers()))
-            throw new UnsupportedException(_loc.get("proxy-final", type));
+            throw new UnsupportedException(_loc.get("no-proxy-final", type));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/util/localizer.properties b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/util/localizer.properties
index 1c797a83c..66d363318 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/util/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/util/localizer.properties
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ opt-lock-nested: Optimistic locking errors were detected when \
 	the nested throwables array contains a failed object representing \
 	a concurrently modified object.
 bad-array: Unable to copy array: {0}.
+no-proxy-final: Unable to create a second class object proxy for final class \
+    "{0}".
 no-proxy-intf: Unable to create a second class object proxy for interface \
     "{0}".  No corresponding concrete types are known.
 no-proxy-abstract: Unable to create a second class object proxy for abstract \