diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/trigger.py b/homeassistant/helpers/trigger.py
index a0abbaa390c..67e9010df79 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/trigger.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ async def _async_get_trigger_platform(
     try:
         integration = await async_get_integration(hass, platform)
     except IntegrationNotFound:
-        raise vol.Invalid(f"Invalid platform '{platform}' specified") from None
+        raise vol.Invalid(f"Invalid trigger '{platform}' specified") from None
     try:
         return await integration.async_get_platform("trigger")
     except ImportError:
diff --git a/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py b/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
index 9c41bb8ddd2..c1a043f915b 100644
--- a/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ async def test_validate_config_works(
         (
             "triggers",
             {"platform": "non_existing", "event_type": "hello"},
-            "Invalid platform 'non_existing' specified",
+            "Invalid trigger 'non_existing' specified",
         ),
         # Raises vol.Invalid
         (
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_trigger.py b/tests/helpers/test_trigger.py
index 4fde2d0ee0a..77f48be170b 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_trigger.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async def test_bad_trigger_platform(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test bad trigger platform."""
     with pytest.raises(vol.Invalid) as ex:
         await async_validate_trigger_config(hass, [{"platform": "not_a_platform"}])
-    assert "Invalid platform 'not_a_platform' specified" in str(ex)
+    assert "Invalid trigger 'not_a_platform' specified" in str(ex)
 
 
 async def test_trigger_subtype(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None: