diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 493e9881a466c3..ffe82b3715e9db 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ class ModuleLoader {
       if (parentFilename) {
         message += ` (from ${parentFilename})`;
       }
-      message += 'A cycle involving require(esm) is disallowed to maintain ';
-      message += 'invariants madated by the ECMAScript specification';
+      message += ' A cycle involving require(esm) is not allowed to maintain ';
+      message += 'invariants mandated by the ECMAScript specification. ';
       message += 'Try making at least part of the dependency in the graph lazily loaded.';
       throw new ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE(message);