diff --git a/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/parser.cc b/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/parser.cc
index 7e61048c599179..b5de879846bc47 100644
--- a/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/parser.cc
+++ b/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/parser.cc
@@ -1615,8 +1615,10 @@ class parser {
     if (try_consume_token(&scan, tok::pipe)) {
       const token* first_argument = try_consume_token(&scan, tok::identifier);
       if (first_argument == nullptr) {
-        report_fatal_expected(
-            scan, "at least one argument in partial-block '{}'", id.name);
+        report_fatal_error(
+            scan,
+            "expected at least one argument in partial-block '{}' but found none",
+            id.name);
       }
       arguments.insert(make_identifier(*first_argument));
       while (const token* argument =
@@ -1656,8 +1658,10 @@ class parser {
 
       const token* first_capture = try_consume_token(&scan, tok::identifier);
       if (first_capture == nullptr) {
-        report_fatal_expected(
-            scan, "at least one capture in partial-block '{}'", id.name);
+        report_fatal_error(
+            scan,
+            "expected at least one capture in partial-block '{}' but found none",
+            id.name);
       }
       insert_capture(make_identifier(*first_capture));
       while (const token* capture = try_consume_token(&scan, tok::identifier)) {
diff --git a/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/test/parser_test.cc b/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/test/parser_test.cc
index 97f322466048c6..fac41117a324ca 100644
--- a/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/test/parser_test.cc
+++ b/third-party/thrift/src/thrift/compiler/whisker/test/parser_test.cc
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ TEST_F(ParserTest, partial_block_empty_arguments) {
       diagnostics,
       testing::ElementsAre(diagnostic(
           diagnostic_level::error,
-          "expected at least one argument in partial-block 'foo' but found `|`",
+          "expected at least one argument in partial-block 'foo' but found none",
           path_to_file(1),
           1)));
 }
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ TEST_F(ParserTest, partial_block_empty_captures) {
       diagnostics,
       testing::ElementsAre(diagnostic(
           diagnostic_level::error,
-          "expected at least one capture in partial-block 'foo' but found `|`",
+          "expected at least one capture in partial-block 'foo' but found none",
           path_to_file(1),
           1)));
 }