diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Processor.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Processor.java
index 5995df2..6f98fd5 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Processor.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Processor.java
@@ -1382,8 +1382,7 @@
             response.setStatus(400);
             setErrorState(ErrorState.CLOSE_CLEAN, null);
             if (getLog().isDebugEnabled()) {
-                getLog().debug(sm.getString("http11processor.request.prepare")+
-                          " host header missing");
+                getLog().debug(sm.getString("http11processor.request.noHostHeader"));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/LocalStrings.properties b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/LocalStrings.properties
index d510d81..b4a0e83 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/LocalStrings.properties
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/LocalStrings.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 http11processor.neverused=This method should never be used
 http11processor.request.inconsistentHosts=The host specified in the request line is not consistent with the host header
 http11processor.request.multipleHosts=The request contained multiple host headers
+http11processor.request.noHostHeader=The HTTP/1.1 request did not provide a host header
 http11processor.request.prepare=Error preparing request
 http11processor.request.process=Error processing request
 http11processor.request.finish=Error finishing request