diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
index 3c1a0319fe9f2864f65938afbae37ccd6e61db4d..38758a626b2ff6973b8568000fc3c3f984984b76 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
@@ -4415,7 +4415,7 @@ jsonb_set_lax(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (PG_ARGISNULL(4))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
-				 errmsg("need delete_key, return_target, use_json_null, or raise_exception")));
+				 errmsg("null_value_treatment must be \"delete_key\", \"return_target\", \"use_json_null\", or \"raise_exception\"")));
 
 	/* if the new value isn't an SQL NULL just call jsonb_set */
 	if (! PG_ARGISNULL(2))
@@ -4428,9 +4428,10 @@ jsonb_set_lax(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_NULL_VALUE_NOT_ALLOWED),
-				 errmsg("NULL is not allowed"),
-				 errdetail("exception raised due to \"null_value_treatment => 'raise_exception'\""),
-				 errhint("to avoid, either change the null_value_treatment argument or ensure that an SQL NULL is not used")));
+				 errmsg("JSON value must not be null"),
+				 errdetail("Exception was raised because null_value_treatment is \"raise_exception\"."),
+				 errhint("To avoid, either change the null_value_treatment argument or ensure that an SQL NULL is not passed.")));
+		return (Datum) 0;		/* silence stupider compilers */
 	}
 	else if (strcmp(handle_val, "use_json_null") == 0)
 	{
@@ -4455,7 +4456,7 @@ jsonb_set_lax(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
-				 errmsg("need delete_key, return_target, use_json_null, or raise_exception")));
+				 errmsg("null_value_treatment must be \"delete_key\", \"return_target\", \"use_json_null\", or \"raise_exception\"")));
 		return (Datum) 0;		/* silence stupider compilers */
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out b/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out
index b92f8e8dbc5879fbd9cad0d70496498c63a06545..a70cd0b7c13d853dcccf7c257931d2ac1f9f3e12 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out
@@ -4541,14 +4541,14 @@ select jsonb_set_lax('{"a":1,"b":2}','{d}',null,true);
 
 -- errors
 select jsonb_set_lax('{"a":1,"b":2}', '{b}', null, true, null);
-ERROR:  need delete_key, return_target, use_json_null, or raise_exception
+ERROR:  null_value_treatment must be "delete_key", "return_target", "use_json_null", or "raise_exception"
 select jsonb_set_lax('{"a":1,"b":2}', '{b}', null, true, 'no_such_treatment');
-ERROR:  need delete_key, return_target, use_json_null, or raise_exception
+ERROR:  null_value_treatment must be "delete_key", "return_target", "use_json_null", or "raise_exception"
 -- explicit treatments
 select jsonb_set_lax('{"a":1,"b":2}', '{b}', null, null_value_treatment => 'raise_exception') as raise_exception;
-ERROR:  NULL is not allowed
-DETAIL:  exception raised due to "null_value_treatment => 'raise_exception'"
-HINT:  to avoid, either change the null_value_treatment argument or ensure that an SQL NULL is not used
+ERROR:  JSON value must not be null
+DETAIL:  Exception was raised because null_value_treatment is "raise_exception".
+HINT:  To avoid, either change the null_value_treatment argument or ensure that an SQL NULL is not passed.
 select jsonb_set_lax('{"a":1,"b":2}', '{b}', null, null_value_treatment => 'return_target') as return_target;
   return_target   
 ------------------