diff --git a/lib/NonlinearSolveBase/src/autodiff.jl b/lib/NonlinearSolveBase/src/autodiff.jl
index 7c6bee2304..535b428ffd 100644
--- a/lib/NonlinearSolveBase/src/autodiff.jl
+++ b/lib/NonlinearSolveBase/src/autodiff.jl
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ function select_reverse_mode_autodiff(
     if warn_check_mode && !(ADTypes.mode(ad) isa ADTypes.ReverseMode) &&
             !(ADTypes.mode(ad) isa ADTypes.ForwardOrReverseMode) &&
             !is_finite_differences_backend(ad)
-        @warn "The chosen AD backend $(ad) is not a forward mode AD. Use with caution."
+        @warn "The chosen AD backend $(ad) is not a reverse mode AD. Use with caution."
     end
     if incompatible_backend_and_problem(prob, ad)
         adₙ = select_reverse_mode_autodiff(prob, nothing; warn_check_mode)
         @warn "The chosen AD backend `$(ad)` does not support the chosen problem. This \
         could be because the backend package for the chosen AD isn't loaded. After \
-        running autodiff selection detected `$(adₙ)` as a potential forward mode \
+        running autodiff selection detected `$(adₙ)` as a potential reverse mode \
         backend."
         return adₙ
     end