diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java
index 140fff4e3..9e914f884 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class NumberUtil {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsigned 32-bit integers can't be negative");
         }
         if (value > ((1L << 32) - 1)) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsigned 32-bit integers can't be greater then 2^32 - 1");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsigned 32-bit integers can't be greater than 2^32 - 1");
         }
         return value;
     }