diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/SessionNotCreatedException.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/SessionNotCreatedException.java
index 48ccc425506af..c37cffd265518 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/SessionNotCreatedException.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/SessionNotCreatedException.java
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ public SessionNotCreatedException(String msg) {
   }
 
   public SessionNotCreatedException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
-    super(message, cause);
+    super(msg, cause);
   }
 }