diff --git a/lib/rules/require-render-return.js b/lib/rules/require-render-return.js
index 72a22490e0..3ce41c0ba6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-render-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-render-return.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ module.exports = {
           }
           context.report({
             node: findRenderMethod(list[component].node),
-            message: 'Your render method should have return statement'
+            message: 'Your render method should have a return statement'
           });
         });
       }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-render-return.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-render-return.js
index 07488c9b88..fa07a94c74 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-render-return.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-render-return.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-render-return', rule, {
       });
     `,
     errors: [{
-      message: 'Your render method should have return statement',
+      message: 'Your render method should have a return statement',
       line: 4
     }]
   }, {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-render-return', rule, {
       }
     `,
     errors: [{
-      message: 'Your render method should have return statement'
+      message: 'Your render method should have a return statement'
     }]
   }, {
     // Missing return (but one is present in a sub-function)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-render-return', rule, {
       }
     `,
     errors: [{
-      message: 'Your render method should have return statement',
+      message: 'Your render method should have a return statement',
       line: 3
     }]
   }, {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-render-return', rule, {
     `,
     parser: parsers.BABEL_ESLINT,
     errors: [{
-      message: 'Your render method should have return statement',
+      message: 'Your render method should have a return statement',
       type: 'ClassProperty'
     }]
   }]