diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
index 76fe9e7184..0da2220968 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
@@ -3741,7 +3741,7 @@ transformPartitionBound(ParseState *pstate, Relation parent,
 		if (spec->modulus <= 0)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TABLE_DEFINITION),
-					 errmsg("modulus for hash partition must be a positive integer")));
+					 errmsg("modulus for hash partition must be an integer value greater than zero")));
 
 		Assert(spec->remainder >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
index 9709202ec7..2813b6eff8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
@@ -3968,7 +3968,7 @@ ALTER TABLE hash_parted ATTACH PARTITION hpart_5 FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 4, REM
 -- check that the table being attach is with valid modulus and remainder value
 CREATE TABLE fail_part(LIKE hash_parted);
 ALTER TABLE hash_parted ATTACH PARTITION fail_part FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 0, REMAINDER 1);
-ERROR:  modulus for hash partition must be a positive integer
+ERROR:  modulus for hash partition must be an integer value greater than zero
 ALTER TABLE hash_parted ATTACH PARTITION fail_part FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 8, REMAINDER 8);
 ERROR:  remainder for hash partition must be less than modulus
 ALTER TABLE hash_parted ATTACH PARTITION fail_part FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 3, REMAINDER 2);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out
index f44024aedc..75ee55644b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ CREATE TABLE fail_part PARTITION OF hash_parted2 FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 2, REM
 ERROR:  partition "fail_part" would overlap partition "h2part_4"
 -- modulus must be greater than zero
 CREATE TABLE fail_part PARTITION OF hash_parted2 FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 0, REMAINDER 1);
-ERROR:  modulus for hash partition must be a positive integer
+ERROR:  modulus for hash partition must be an integer value greater than zero
 -- remainder must be greater than or equal to zero and less than modulus
 CREATE TABLE fail_part PARTITION OF hash_parted2 FOR VALUES WITH (MODULUS 8, REMAINDER 8);
 ERROR:  remainder for hash partition must be less than modulus