diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
index 1b478c374f0..500ba5ce03f 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
 
         import warnings
         warnings.warn(
-            'The "postgresql" backend has been deprecated. Use "postgres_psycopg2" instead.',
+            'The "postgresql" backend has been deprecated. Use "postgresql_psycopg2" instead.',
             PendingDeprecationWarning
         )