diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer.java
index aedc77ef4d..f9c7fdeccf 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public final class ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer<H extends HttpSecurityBu
 				.createRequestMap();
 		if (requestMap.isEmpty()) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(
-					"At least one mapping is required (i.e. authorizeRequests().anyRequest.authenticated())");
+					"At least one mapping is required (i.e. authorizeRequests().anyRequest().authenticated())");
 		}
 		return new ExpressionBasedFilterInvocationSecurityMetadataSource(requestMap,
 				getExpressionHandler(http));
@@ -393,4 +393,4 @@ public final class ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer<H extends HttpSecurityBu
 			return ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurer.this.REGISTRY;
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationsTests.groovy b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationsTests.groovy
index 542f297fbf..c904fc0402 100644
--- a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationsTests.groovy
+++ b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/ExpressionUrlAuthorizationsTests.groovy
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ExpressionUrlAuthorizationConfigurerTests extends BaseSpringSpec {
 			loadConfig(NoRequestsConfig)
 		then: "A meaningful exception is thrown"
 			BeanCreationException success = thrown()
-			success.message.contains "At least one mapping is required (i.e. authorizeRequests().anyRequest.authenticated())"
+			success.message.contains "At least one mapping is required (i.e. authorizeRequests().anyRequest().authenticated())"
 	}
 
 	@EnableWebSecurity