diff --git a/modules/field/field.form.inc b/modules/field/field.form.inc
index 4b92501..be2e60d 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.form.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.form.inc
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ function field_default_form_errors($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $la
         else {
           // Make sure that errors are reported (even incorrectly flagged) if
           // the widget module fails to implement hook_field_widget_error().
-          form_error($error_element, $error['error']);
+          form_error($error_element, $error['message']);
         }
       }
     }