diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Descriptor.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Descriptor.java
index e0cc80c5ea3ba5b60b717d6a6a15a8a0290ea9fc..1d36481101073a5bf44cdfb27deba09c60f28945 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Descriptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Descriptor.java
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ public abstract class Descriptor<T extends Describable<T>> implements Saveable {
 
         public void generateResponse(StaplerRequest req, StaplerResponse rsp, Object node) throws IOException, ServletException {
             if (FormApply.isApply(req)) {
-                FormApply.applyResponse("notificationBar.show(" + quote(getMessage())+ ",notificationBar.defaultOptions.ERROR)")
+                FormApply.applyResponse("notificationBar.show(" + quote(getMessage())+ ",notificationBar.ERROR)")
                         .generateResponse(req, rsp, node);
             } else {
                 // for now, we can't really use the field name that caused the problem.