diff --git a/mypy/message_registry.py b/mypy/message_registry.py
index b0f9ed1b0dfe..43e60e1ff13e 100644
--- a/mypy/message_registry.py
+++ b/mypy/message_registry.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def with_additional_msg(self, info: str) -> ErrorMessage:
 MISSING_MATCH_ARGS: Final = 'Class "{}" doesn\'t define "__match_args__"'
 OR_PATTERN_ALTERNATIVE_NAMES: Final = "Alternative patterns bind different names"
 CLASS_PATTERN_GENERIC_TYPE_ALIAS: Final = (
-    "Class pattern class must not be a type alias with type parameters"
+    "Class pattern class must not be a type alias with type arguments"
 )
 CLASS_PATTERN_TYPE_REQUIRED: Final = 'Expected type in class pattern; found "{}"'
 CLASS_PATTERN_TOO_MANY_POSITIONAL_ARGS: Final = "Too many positional patterns for class pattern"