diff --git a/java/src/main/native/src/TableJni.cpp b/java/src/main/native/src/TableJni.cpp
index 85fbe3cf4bc..43616ea413d 100644
--- a/java/src/main/native/src/TableJni.cpp
+++ b/java/src/main/native/src/TableJni.cpp
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ class native_arrow_ipc_writer_handle final {
         columns_meta.push_back(build_one_column_meta(*itr, idx));
       }
       if (idx < column_names.size()) {
-        throw cudf::jni::jni_exception(
-          "The number of column names is bigger than the columns number in the table.");
+        throw cudf::jni::jni_exception("Too many column names are provided.");
       }
     }
     return columns_meta;