diff --git a/mypy/message_registry.py b/mypy/message_registry.py
index b0f9ed1b0dfe..cfeb27b1a5c9 100644
--- a/mypy/message_registry.py
+++ b/mypy/message_registry.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def with_additional_msg(self, info: str) -> ErrorMessage:
     "Access to generic instance variables via class is ambiguous"
 )
 GENERIC_CLASS_VAR_ACCESS: Final = "Access to generic class variables is ambiguous"
-BARE_GENERIC: Final = "Missing type parameters for generic type {}"
+BARE_GENERIC: Final = "Missing type arguments for generic type {}"
 IMPLICIT_GENERIC_ANY_BUILTIN: Final = (
     'Implicit generic "Any". Use "{}" and specify generic parameters'
 )