diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
index f8a663c5..9ffa298e 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
@@ -5767,8 +5767,8 @@ void TParseContext::layoutObjectCheck(const TSourceLoc& loc, const TSymbol& symb
                     error(loc, "can only specify on a uniform block", "push_constant", "");
                 if (qualifier.isShaderRecord())
                     error(loc, "can only specify on a buffer block", "shaderRecordNV", "");
-		if (qualifier.hasLocation() && type.isAtomic())
-		    error(loc, "cannot specify atomic counter with location","atomic","");
+                if (qualifier.hasLocation() && type.isAtomic())
+                    error(loc, "cannot specify on atomic counter", "atomic_uint", "");
             }
             break;
         default: