diff --git a/core/modules/datetime_range/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/DateRangeWidgetBase.php b/core/modules/datetime_range/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/DateRangeWidgetBase.php
index e99374c..849b440 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime_range/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/DateRangeWidgetBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/datetime_range/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/DateRangeWidgetBase.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public function validateStartEnd(array &$element, FormStateInterface $form_state
       if ($start_date->getTimestamp() !== $end_date->getTimestamp()) {
         $interval = $start_date->diff($end_date);
         if ($interval->invert === 1) {
-          $form_state->setError($element, $this->t('The @title end date cannot be before the start date', ['@title' => $element['#title']]));
+          $form_state->setError($element, $this->t('The end of %title cannot be before its start.', ['%title' => $element['#title']]));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Functional/DateRangeFieldTest.php b/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Functional/DateRangeFieldTest.php
index e7f0fbb..e0ad886 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Functional/DateRangeFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Functional/DateRangeFieldTest.php
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ public function testInvalidField() {
       "{$field_name}[0][end_value][time]" => '12:00:00',
     ];
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
-    $this->assertText(new FormattableMarkup('The @title end date cannot be before the start date', ['@title' => $field_label]), 'End date before start date has been caught.');
+    $this->assertText(new FormattableMarkup('The end of %title cannot be before its start.', ['%title' => $field_label]), 'End date before start date has been caught.');
 
     $edit = [
       "{$field_name}[0][value][date]" => '2012-12-01',
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ public function testInvalidField() {
       "{$field_name}[0][end_value][time]" => '11:00:00',
     ];
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
-    $this->assertText(new FormattableMarkup('The @title end date cannot be before the start date', ['@title' => $field_label]), 'End time before start time has been caught.');
+    $this->assertText(new FormattableMarkup('The end of %title cannot be before its start.', ['%title' => $field_label]), 'End time before start time has been caught.');
   }
 
   /**