diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
index f5bec11a4a..b8045cfe5e 100755
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ 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/jpa/criteria/QueryStructure.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/QueryStructure.java
index 98a158771e..5f6325f1a4 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/QueryStructure.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/QueryStructure.java
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ 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;