diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
index bc004d14a..d1f9c1faa 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Parser::FunctionHeaderParserResult Parser::parseFunctionHeader(bool _forceEmptyN
 		{
 			if (result.visibility != Declaration::Visibility::Default)
 			{
-				parserError(string("Multiple visibility specifiers."));
+				parserError(string("Visibility already specified."));
 				m_scanner->next();
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp
index 78edd4d1b..d7ada5186 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp
@@ -898,7 +898,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multiple_visibility_specifiers)
 		contract c {
 			uint private internal a;
 		})";
-	CHECK_PARSE_ERROR(text, "Visibility already specified");
+	CHECK_PARSE_ERROR(text, "Visibility already specified.");
+	text = R"(
+		contract c {
+			function f() private external {}
+		})";
+	CHECK_PARSE_ERROR(text, "Visibility already specified.");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multiple_payable_specifiers)