diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs
index 4432c1329cbfe..7f6406a89fb5a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         if self.eat_keyword(kw::Else) || !cond.returns() {
             let sp = self.sess.source_map().next_point(lo);
             let mut err = self.diagnostic()
-                .struct_span_err(sp, "missing condition for `if` statemement");
+                .struct_span_err(sp, "missing condition for `if` expression");
             err.span_label(sp, "expected if condition here");
             return Err(err)
         }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-13483.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-13483.stderr
index 739f061236697..df9f1dd0115db 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-13483.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-13483.stderr
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-error: missing condition for `if` statemement
+error: missing condition for `if` expression
   --> $DIR/issue-13483.rs:3:14
    |
 LL |     } else if {
    |              ^ expected if condition here
 
-error: missing condition for `if` statemement
+error: missing condition for `if` expression
   --> $DIR/issue-13483.rs:10:14
    |
 LL |     } else if {