diff --git a/libavcodec/ffjni.c b/libavcodec/ffjni.c
index 19a4475d90..8333050bab 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ffjni.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ffjni.c
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ int ff_jni_exception_get_summary(JNIEnv *env, jthrowable exception, char **error
     if (name && message) {
         av_bprintf(&bp, "%s: %s", name, message);
     } else if (name && !message) {
-        av_bprintf(&bp, "%s occured", name);
+        av_bprintf(&bp, "%s occurred", name);
     } else if (!name && message) {
         av_bprintf(&bp, "Exception: %s", message);
     } else {
         av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Could not retreive exception name and message\n");
-        av_bprintf(&bp, "Exception occured");
+        av_bprintf(&bp, "Exception occurred");
     }
 
     ret = av_bprint_finalize(&bp, error);