diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSession.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSession.java
index 75cedd83..06cead44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSession.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public void logSummary( Log logger, boolean ignoreFailures )
 
         logBuildJobList( logger, ignoreFailures, "The following builds failed:", failedJobs );
         logBuildJobList( logger, ignoreFailures, "The following builds finished with error:", errorJobs );
-        logBuildJobList( logger, true, "The following builds was skipped:", skippedJobs );
+        logBuildJobList( logger, true, "The following builds were skipped:", skippedJobs );
     }
 
     public void logFailedBuildLog( Log logger, boolean ignoreFailures )
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSessionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSessionTest.java
index a8ef8a94..bd5c0296 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSessionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerSessionTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public void skipSummary()
 
         session.logSummary( logger, false );
 
-        verify( logger ).warn( "The following builds was skipped:" );
+        verify( logger ).warn( "The following builds were skipped:" );
         verify( logger ).warn( "*  minvoker-279" );
         verify( logger, never() ).error( anyString() );
     }