diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 26382356eb..50472a0cf3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ function wp_get_post_terms( $post_id = 0, $taxonomy = 'post_tag', $args = array(
 function wp_get_recent_posts( $args = array(), $output = ARRAY_A ) {
 
 	if ( is_numeric( $args ) ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.1', __('Passing an integer number of posts is deprecated pass an array instead.' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.1', __('Passing an integer number of posts is deprecated you should pass an array or arguments instead.' ) );
 		$args = array( 'numberposts' => absint( $args ) );
 	}