diff --git a/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js b/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js
index cdc3fa5a554c..0d4932391ff9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ module.exports = {
         messages: {
             missingBefore: "Missing space before *.",
             missingAfter: "Missing space after *.",
-            unexpectedBefore: "expected space before *.",
-            unexpectedAfter: "expected space after *."
+            unexpectedBefore: "Unexpected space before *.",
+            unexpectedAfter: "Unexpected space after *."
         }
     },