diff --git a/lib/faker/default/code.rb b/lib/faker/default/code.rb
index ce5939636a..aa6a527c61 100644
--- a/lib/faker/default/code.rb
+++ b/lib/faker/default/code.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def ean(legacy_base = NOT_GIVEN, base: 13)
         case base
         when 8 then generate_base8_ean
         when 13 then generate_base13_ean
-        else raise ArgumentError, 'base must be 3 or 13'
+        else raise ArgumentError, 'base must be 8 or 13'
         end
       end