diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
index 1b6a93465b..e6124c18b4 100755
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public class CriteriaQueryImpl<T> extends AbstractNode implements CriteriaQuery<
 		// if there is not an explicit selection, there is an *implicit* selection of the root entity provided only
 		// a single query root was defined.
 		if ( getSelection() == null && !hasImplicitSelection() ) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException( "No explicit selection and an implicit one cold not be determined" );
+			throw new IllegalStateException( "No explicit selection and an implicit one could not be determined" );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/QueryStructure.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/QueryStructure.java
index 6911f3fca6..853a8d2813 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/QueryStructure.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ejb/criteria/QueryStructure.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class QueryStructure<T> implements Serializable {
 		}
 
 		if ( implicitSelection == null ) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException( "No explicit selection and an implicit one cold not be determined" );
+			throw new IllegalStateException( "No explicit selection and an implicit one could not be determined" );
 		}
 
 		return implicitSelection;