diff --git a/reference/errorfunc/functions/trigger-error.xml b/reference/errorfunc/functions/trigger-error.xml
index cabc9e633e..00856d55eb 100644
--- a/reference/errorfunc/functions/trigger-error.xml
+++ b/reference/errorfunc/functions/trigger-error.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
      <listitem>
       <para>
        The designated error message for this error. It's limited to 1024 
-       characters in length. Any additional characters beyond 1024 will be 
+       bytes in length. Any additional characters beyond 1024 bytes will be 
        truncated.
       </para>
      </listitem>