diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/shared/ReactDOMComponent.js b/src/renderers/dom/shared/ReactDOMComponent.js
index 9494691605917..33d9f6c00f0df 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/shared/ReactDOMComponent.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/shared/ReactDOMComponent.js
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ function assertValidProps(component, props) {
   if (voidElementTags[component._tag]) {
     invariant(
       props.children == null && props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML == null,
-      '%s is a void element tag and must not have `children` or ' +
-      'use `props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.%s',
+      '%s is a void element tag and must neither have `children` nor ' +
+      'use `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.%s',
       component._tag,
       component._currentElement._owner ?
         ' Check the render method of ' +
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js b/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
index e52d4e0766a70..39d849008cabb 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
       expect(function() {
         ReactDOM.render(<input>children</input>, container);
       }).toThrowError(
-        'input is a void element tag and must not have `children` or ' +
-        'use `props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
+        'input is a void element tag and must neither have `children` nor ' +
+        'use `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
       );
     });
 
@@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
           container
         );
       }).toThrowError(
-        'input is a void element tag and must not have `children` or use ' +
-        '`props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
+        'input is a void element tag and must neither have `children` nor use ' +
+        '`dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
       );
     });
 
@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
       expect(function() {
         ReactDOM.render(<menu><menuitem>children</menuitem></menu>, container);
       }).toThrowError(
-        'menuitem is a void element tag and must not have `children` or use ' +
-        '`props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
+        'menuitem is a void element tag and must neither have `children` nor use ' +
+        '`dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
       );
 
     });
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
       expect(function() {
         ReactDOM.render(<X />, container);
       }).toThrowError(
-        'input is a void element tag and must not have `children` ' +
-        'or use `props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`. Check the render method of X.'
+        'input is a void element tag and must neither have `children` ' +
+        'nor use `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`. Check the render method of X.'
       );
     });
 
@@ -973,8 +973,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
       expect(function() {
         ReactDOM.render(<input>children</input>, container);
       }).toThrowError(
-        'input is a void element tag and must not have `children` or use ' +
-        '`props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
+        'input is a void element tag and must neither have `children` nor use ' +
+        '`dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
       );
     });
 
@@ -987,8 +987,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
           container
         );
       }).toThrowError(
-        'input is a void element tag and must not have `children` or use ' +
-        '`props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
+        'input is a void element tag and must neither have `children` nor use ' +
+        '`dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
       );
     });