diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/plugins.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/plugins.js
index 6bef09039d8f..be20468d1615 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/plugins.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function resolveStandardizedName(
     } catch (e2) {}
 
     if (resolvedOppositeType) {
-      e.message += `\n- Did you accidentally pass a ${type} as a ${oppositeType}?`;
+      e.message += `\n- Did you accidentally pass a ${oppositeType} as a ${type}?`;
     }
 
     throw e;
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js b/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js
index 4280b27ddd76..203d76ec5769 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ describe("addon resolution", function() {
         presets: ["testplugin"],
       });
     }).toThrow(
-      /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-testplugin'.*\n- Did you accidentally pass a preset as a plugin\?/,
+      /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-testplugin'.*\n- Did you accidentally pass a plugin as a preset\?/,
     );
   });
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ describe("addon resolution", function() {
         plugins: ["testpreset"],
       });
     }).toThrow(
-      /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-testpreset'.*\n- Did you accidentally pass a plugin as a preset\?/,
+      /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-testpreset'.*\n- Did you accidentally pass a preset as a plugin\?/,
     );
   });