diff --git a/src/rules/requireAsteriskPrefix.js b/src/rules/requireAsteriskPrefix.js
index 070a5a742..fff998188 100644
--- a/src/rules/requireAsteriskPrefix.js
+++ b/src/rules/requireAsteriskPrefix.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(({
           tokens.postDelimiter = '';
         };
 
-        utils.reportJSDoc('Expected JSDoc block to have no prefix.', {
+        utils.reportJSDoc('Expected JSDoc line to have no prefix.', {
           column: 0,
           line: number,
         }, fix);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(({
         tokens.postDelimiter = ' ';
       };
 
-      utils.reportJSDoc('Expected JSDoc block to have the prefix.', {
+      utils.reportJSDoc('Expected JSDoc line to have the prefix.', {
         column: 0,
         line: number,
       }, fix);
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/requireAsteriskPrefix.js b/test/rules/assertions/requireAsteriskPrefix.js
index 1c2ce22c9..4e5466bbe 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/requireAsteriskPrefix.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/requireAsteriskPrefix.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default {
       errors: [
         {
           line: 4,
-          message: 'Expected JSDoc block to have the prefix.',
+          message: 'Expected JSDoc line to have the prefix.',
         },
       ],
       output: `
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default {
       errors: [
         {
           line: 3,
-          message: 'Expected JSDoc block to have the prefix.',
+          message: 'Expected JSDoc line to have the prefix.',
         },
       ],
       output: `
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default {
       errors: [
         {
           line: 4,
-          message: 'Expected JSDoc block to have no prefix.',
+          message: 'Expected JSDoc line to have no prefix.',
         },
       ],
       options: ['never'],
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default {
       errors: [
         {
           line: 3,
-          message: 'Expected JSDoc block to have no prefix.',
+          message: 'Expected JSDoc line to have no prefix.',
         },
       ],
       options: ['never'],