diff --git a/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
index ddda93cdd13..9cd1b52deec 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -1730,11 +1730,11 @@ void Verifier::visitLoadInst(LoadInst &LI) {
             "Atomic load must specify explicit alignment", &LI);
     if (!ElTy->isPointerTy()) {
       Assert2(ElTy->isIntegerTy(),
-              "atomic store operand must have integer type!",
+              "atomic load operand must have integer type!",
               &LI, ElTy);
       unsigned Size = ElTy->getPrimitiveSizeInBits();
       Assert2(Size >= 8 && !(Size & (Size - 1)),
-              "atomic store operand must be power-of-two byte-sized integer",
+              "atomic load operand must be power-of-two byte-sized integer",
               &LI, ElTy);
     }
   } else {