diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb
index 7b984567ce..439ffd5c99 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module ActionController
           # See ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic for example usage.
           def http_basic_authenticate_with(name:, password:, realm: nil, **options)
             raise ArgumentError, "Expected name: to be a String, got #{name.class}" unless name.is_a?(String)
-            raise ArgumentError, "Expected password: to be a String, got #{password.class}" unless name.is_a?(String)
+            raise ArgumentError, "Expected password: to be a String, got #{password.class}" unless password.is_a?(String)
             before_action(options) { http_basic_authenticate_or_request_with name: name, password: password, realm: realm }
           end
         end