diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/info/DistributionDescriptor.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/info/DistributionDescriptor.java
index 056bfd20897f19..3e4d007ff5b913 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/info/DistributionDescriptor.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/info/DistributionDescriptor.java
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ public void updateBucketNum(int bucketNum) {
      */
     public void validate(Map<String, ColumnDefinition> columnMap, KeysType keysType) {
         if (bucketNum <= 0) {
-            throw new AnalysisException("Buckets number of distribution should be greater than zero.");
+            throw new AnalysisException(isHash ? "Number of hash distribution should be greater than zero."
+                    : "Number of random distribution should be greater than zero.");
         }
         if (isHash) {
             Set<String> colSet = Sets.newHashSet(cols);
diff --git a/regression-test/suites/table_p0/test_table_with_buckets.groovy b/regression-test/suites/table_p0/test_table_with_buckets.groovy
index efec750839de3a..42917093b41b00 100644
--- a/regression-test/suites/table_p0/test_table_with_buckets.groovy
+++ b/regression-test/suites/table_p0/test_table_with_buckets.groovy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ suite('test_table_with_buckets') {
     try {
         test {
             sql "create table ${tbl1}(k int) distributed by hash(k) buckets 0 properties('replication_num' = '1')"
-            exception 'Buckets number of distribution should be greater than zero.'
+            exception 'Number of hash distribution should be greater than zero.'
         }
 
         test {