diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go b/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
index d0f85bb011..6a70b7488b 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (n *NGINXController) CheckIngress(ing *networking.Ingress) error {
 	}
 
 	if n.cfg.DisableCatchAll && ing.Spec.DefaultBackend != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("This deployment is trying to create a catch-all ingress while DisableCatchAll flag is set to true. Remove '.spec.backend' or set DisableCatchAll flag to false.")
+		return fmt.Errorf("This deployment is trying to create a catch-all ingress while DisableCatchAll flag is set to true. Remove '.spec.defaultBackend' or set DisableCatchAll flag to false.")
 	}
 	startRender := time.Now().UnixNano() / 1000000
 	cfg := n.store.GetBackendConfiguration()