diff --git a/django/core/template/loaders/filesystem.py b/django/core/template/loaders/filesystem.py
index 1d42c6d841..e5bb1bab1c 100644
--- a/django/core/template/loaders/filesystem.py
+++ b/django/core/template/loaders/filesystem.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ def load_template_source(template_name, template_dirs=None):
     if template_dirs:
         error_msg = "Tried %s" % tried
     else:
-        error_msg = "Your TEMPLATE_DIRS settings is empty. Change it to point to at least one template directory."
+        error_msg = "Your TEMPLATE_DIRS setting is empty. Change it to point to at least one template directory."
     raise TemplateDoesNotExist, error_msg
 load_template_source.is_usable = True