diff --git a/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/elasticsearch.bat b/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/elasticsearch.bat
index 3a9d561e2e3..9f1d871d0a2 100644
--- a/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/elasticsearch.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/elasticsearch.bat
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if %bad_env_var% == 1 (
     echo Error: encountered environment variables that are no longer supported
     echo Use jvm.options or ES_JAVA_OPTS to configure the JVM
     if not "%ES_MIN_MEM%" == "" echo ES_MIN_MEM=%ES_MIN_MEM%: set -Xms%ES_MIN_MEM% in jvm.options or add "-Xms%ES_MIN_MEM%" to ES_JAVA_OPTS
-    if not "%ES_MAX_MEM%" == "" echo ES_MAX_MEM=%ES_MAX_MEM%: set -Xms%ES_MAX_MEM% in jvm.options or add "-Xmx%ES_MAX_MEM%" to ES_JAVA_OPTS
+    if not "%ES_MAX_MEM%" == "" echo ES_MAX_MEM=%ES_MAX_MEM%: set -Xmx%ES_MAX_MEM% in jvm.options or add "-Xmx%ES_MAX_MEM%" to ES_JAVA_OPTS
     if not "%ES_HEAP_SIZE%" == "" echo ES_HEAP_SIZE=%ES_HEAP_SIZE%: set -Xms%ES_HEAP_SIZE% and -Xmx%ES_HEAP_SIZE% in jvm.options or add "-Xms%ES_HEAP_SIZE% -Xmx%ES_HEAP_SIZE%" to ES_JAVA_OPTS
     if not "%ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE%" == "" echo ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE=%ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE%: set -Xmn%ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE% in jvm.options or add "-Xmn%ES_HEAP_SIZE%" to ES_JAVA_OPTS
     if not "%ES_DIRECT_SIZE%" == "" echo ES_DIRECT_SIZE=%ES_DIRECT_SIZE%: set -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=%ES_DIRECT_SIZE% in jvm.options or add "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=%ES_DIRECT_SIZE%" to ES_JAVA_OPTS