diff --git a/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index 9e231c5158..86eb5ad5ce 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func verifyPlatformContainerSettings(daemon *Daemon, hostConfig *containertypes.
 	warnings = append(warnings, w...)
 
 	if hostConfig.ShmSize < 0 {
-		return warnings, fmt.Errorf("SHM size must be greater then 0")
+		return warnings, fmt.Errorf("SHM size must be greater than 0")
 	}
 
 	if hostConfig.OomScoreAdj < -1000 || hostConfig.OomScoreAdj > 1000 {
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
index 3368af345b..57a35ba85f 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateShmSizeNegative(c *check.C) {
 	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Contains, "SHM size must be greater then 0")
+	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Contains, "SHM size must be greater than 0")
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateShmSizeHostConfigOmitted(c *check.C) {