diff --git a/src/core/instance/inject.js b/src/core/instance/inject.js
index a2954163140..373827b28af 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/inject.js
+++ b/src/core/instance/inject.js
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export function initInjections (vm: Component) {
           if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
             defineReactive(vm, key, source._provided[provideKey], () => {
               warn(
-                `Avoid mutating a injections directly since the value will be ` +
+                `Avoid mutating an injected value directly since the changes will be ` +
                 `overwritten whenever the provided component re-renders. ` +
-                `injections being mutated: "${key}"`,
+                `injection being mutated: "${key}"`,
                 vm
               )
             })
diff --git a/test/unit/features/options/inject.spec.js b/test/unit/features/options/inject.spec.js
index bfb5e5bd143..2949e43c750 100644
--- a/test/unit/features/options/inject.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/features/options/inject.spec.js
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ describe('Options provide/inject', () => {
     expect(child.foo).toBe(1)
     child.foo = 2
     expect(
-      `Avoid mutating a injections directly since the value will be ` +
+      `Avoid mutating an injected value directly since the changes will be ` +
       `overwritten whenever the provided component re-renders. ` +
-      `injections being mutated: "${key}"`).toHaveBeenWarned()
+      `injection being mutated: "${key}"`).toHaveBeenWarned()
   })
 })