diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index 33cb01b..1c99e84 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CheckLogicalDecodingRequirements(void)
 	if (wal_level < WAL_LEVEL_LOGICAL)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
-				 errmsg("logical decoding requires wal_level >= logical")));
+				 errmsg("logical decoding requires wal_level = logical")));
 
 	if (MyDatabaseId == InvalidOid)
 		ereport(ERROR,