diff --git a/src/wp-includes/query.php b/src/wp-includes/query.php
index dde5b59203..f56bd81e2c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/query.php
@@ -730,10 +730,10 @@ function is_404() {
 function is_main_query() {
 	if ( 'pre_get_posts' === current_filter() ) {
 		$message = sprintf(
-			/* translators: 1: pre_get_posts 2: WP_Query::is_main_query() 3: is_main_query() 4: link to codex is_main_query() page. */
+			/* translators: 1: pre_get_posts 2: WP_Query->is_main_query() 3: is_main_query() 4: link to codex is_main_query() page. */
 			__( 'In %1$s, use the %2$s method, not the %3$s function. See %4$s.' ),
 			'<code>pre_get_posts</code>',
-			'<code>WP_Query::is_main_query()</code>',
+			'<code>WP_Query->is_main_query()</code>',
 			'<code>is_main_query()</code>',
 			__( 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_main_query' )
 		);