diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/StorageContainerManager.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/StorageContainerManager.java
index 17d39be839a8..2937ff40e14f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/StorageContainerManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/StorageContainerManager.java
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ public void checkAdminAccess(UserGroupInformation remoteUser)
     if (remoteUser != null && !scmAdmins.isAdmin(remoteUser)) {
       throw new AccessControlException(
           "Access denied for user " + remoteUser.getUserName() +
-              ". Superuser privilege is required.");
+              ". SCM superuser privilege is required.");
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/TestStorageContainerManager.java b/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/TestStorageContainerManager.java
index 19c570cd0fce..89a17f7b9528 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/TestStorageContainerManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/TestStorageContainerManager.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ private void testRpcPermissionWithConf(
 
   private void verifyPermissionDeniedException(Exception e, String userName) {
     String expectedErrorMessage = "Access denied for user "
-        + userName + ". " + "Superuser privilege is required.";
+        + userName + ". " + "SCM superuser privilege is required.";
     Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof IOException);
     Assert.assertEquals(expectedErrorMessage, e.getMessage());
   }