diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/jgss/GSSCredentialImpl.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/jgss/GSSCredentialImpl.java
index f483fc2e71d010b771a1e29273f07acead4f5e32..f92c66624cae6378c1e51ad841db23fe3bc47ffc 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/jgss/GSSCredentialImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/jgss/GSSCredentialImpl.java
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public class GSSCredentialImpl implements GSSCredential {
         if (element == null)
             throw new GSSExceptionImpl(GSSException.NO_CRED,
                                        "No credential found for: " +
-                                       mechOid + getElementStr(mechOid,
+                                       getElementStr(mechOid,
                                        initiate? INITIATE_ONLY : ACCEPT_ONLY));
         return element;
     }