diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
index 5b3f02344d..e40e4288ac 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func createHandler(r rest.NamedCreater, scope RequestScope, admit admission.Inte
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("dryRun is not supported yet"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
index 369e06e35c..ff35fa9ddd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func DeleteResource(r rest.GracefulDeleter, allowsOptions bool, scope RequestSco
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("dryRun is not supported yet"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func DeleteResource(r rest.GracefulDeleter, allowsOptions bool, scope RequestSco
 func DeleteCollection(r rest.CollectionDeleter, checkBody bool, scope RequestScope, admit admission.Interface) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("dryRun is not supported yet"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
index fbd6d9ae15..b6b9958df9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func PatchResource(r rest.Patcher, scope RequestScope, admit admission.Interface
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("dryRun is not supported yet"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
index fc35346608..19d23e1f2e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func UpdateResource(r rest.Updater, scope RequestScope, admit admission.Interfac
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("dryRun is not supported yet"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}