diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 11c9fa2c40d..064e3cae6e8 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class BBCooker:
                 raise
         else:
             if not mc in self.databuilder.mcdata:
-                bb.fatal('Not multiconfig named "%s" found' % mc)
+                bb.fatal('No multiconfig named "%s" found' % mc)
             envdata = self.databuilder.mcdata[mc]
             data.expandKeys(envdata)
             parse.ast.runAnonFuncs(envdata)