diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.java
index 20fb6f3c97..84bf8629d5 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.java
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ public class BeanDefinitionParserDelegate {
 						qualifier.addMetadataAttribute(attribute);
 					}
 					else {
-						error("Qualifier 'attribute' tag must have a 'name' and 'value'", attributeEle);
+						error("Qualifier 'attribute' tag must have a 'key' and 'value'", attributeEle);
 						return;
 					}
 				}