diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index 05cf5ecb370..a5aa54d5d4e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -6848,7 +6848,7 @@ func validateScopedResourceSelectorRequirement(resourceQuotaSpec *core.ResourceQ
 		case core.ResourceQuotaScopeBestEffort, core.ResourceQuotaScopeNotBestEffort, core.ResourceQuotaScopeTerminating, core.ResourceQuotaScopeNotTerminating, core.ResourceQuotaScopeCrossNamespacePodAffinity:
 			if req.Operator != core.ScopeSelectorOpExists {
 				allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("operator"), req.Operator,
-					"must be 'Exist' when scope is any of ResourceQuotaScopeTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeNotTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeBestEffort, ResourceQuotaScopeNotBestEffort or ResourceQuotaScopeCrossNamespacePodAffinity"))
+					"must be 'Exists' when scope is any of ResourceQuotaScopeTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeNotTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeBestEffort, ResourceQuotaScopeNotBestEffort or ResourceQuotaScopeCrossNamespacePodAffinity"))
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
index dbec8026ced..e2b9a520ee1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -19565,7 +19565,7 @@ func TestValidateResourceQuota(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"invalid-cross-namespace-affinity": {
 			rq:        core.ResourceQuota{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "abc", Namespace: "foo"}, Spec: invalidCrossNamespaceAffinitySpec},
-			errDetail: "must be 'Exist' when scope is any of ResourceQuotaScopeTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeNotTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeBestEffort, ResourceQuotaScopeNotBestEffort or ResourceQuotaScopeCrossNamespacePodAffinity",
+			errDetail: "must be 'Exists' when scope is any of ResourceQuotaScopeTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeNotTerminating, ResourceQuotaScopeBestEffort, ResourceQuotaScopeNotBestEffort or ResourceQuotaScopeCrossNamespacePodAffinity",
 		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testCases {