diff --git a/tests/tests/float32_filterable.rs b/tests/tests/float32_filterable.rs
index 574c07c93a..5376f924d1 100644
--- a/tests/tests/float32_filterable.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/float32_filterable.rs
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ static FLOAT32_FILTERABLE_WITHOUT_FEATURE: GpuTestConfiguration = GpuTestConfigu
                 create_texture_binding(device, wgpu::TextureFormat::R32Float, true);
             },
             Some(concat!(
-                "texture binding 0 expects sample type = float { filterable: true }, ",
-                "but given a view with format = r32float ",
-                "(sample type = float { filterable: false })"
+                "texture binding 0 expects sample type float { filterable: true }, ",
+                "but was given a view with format r32float ",
+                "(sample type float { filterable: false })"
             )),
         );
     });
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs b/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs
index f1acb9b6fd..30275f061d 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub enum CreateBindGroupError {
         view_samples: u32,
     },
     #[error(
-        "Texture binding {} expects sample type = {:?}, but given a view with format = {:?} (sample type = {:?})",
+        "Texture binding {} expects sample type {:?}, but was given a view with format {:?} (sample type {:?})",
         binding,
         layout_sample_type,
         view_format,