diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/Trace/TracerProviderSdk.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry/Trace/TracerProviderSdk.cs
index 869e738fcde..959009c5af2 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/Trace/TracerProviderSdk.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/Trace/TracerProviderSdk.cs
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ private static Sampler GetSampler(IConfiguration configuration, Sampler? stateSa
             if (sampler != null)
             {
                 OpenTelemetrySdkEventSource.Log.TracerProviderSdkEvent(
-                    $"Trace sampler configuration value '{configValue}' has been ignored because a value '{sampler.GetType().FullName}' was set previously.");
+                    $"Trace sampler configuration value '{configValue}' has been ignored because a value '{sampler.GetType().FullName}' was set programmatically.");
                 return sampler;
             }