diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
index 1427ada6da..fd9bf07047 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
@@ -2934,14 +2934,14 @@ static int32_t createMultiResFuncsFromStar(STranslateContext* pCxt, SFunctionNod
 static int32_t createTags(STranslateContext* pCxt, SNodeList** pOutput) {
   if (QUERY_NODE_REAL_TABLE != nodeType(((SSelectStmt*)pCxt->pCurrStmt)->pFromTable)) {
     return generateSyntaxErrMsgExt(&pCxt->msgBuf, TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_TAGS_PC,
-                                   "The _TAGS pseudo column can only be used for subtable and supertable queries");
+                                   "The _TAGS pseudo column can only be used for child table and super table queries");
   }
 
   SRealTableNode*   pTable = (SRealTableNode*)(((SSelectStmt*)pCxt->pCurrStmt)->pFromTable);
   const STableMeta* pMeta = pTable->pMeta;
   if (TSDB_SUPER_TABLE != pMeta->tableType && TSDB_CHILD_TABLE != pMeta->tableType) {
     return generateSyntaxErrMsg(&pCxt->msgBuf, TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_TAGS_PC,
-                                "The _TAGS pseudo column can only be used for subtable and supertable queries");
+                                "The _TAGS pseudo column can only be used for child table and super table queries");
   }
 
   SSchema* pTagsSchema = getTableTagSchema(pMeta);
diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/parUtil.c b/source/libs/parser/src/parUtil.c
index 263318b92f..42a0d1282a 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/parUtil.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/parUtil.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ static char* getSyntaxErrFormat(int32_t errCode) {
       return "%s function is not supported in fill query";
     case TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_WINDOW_PC:
       return "_WSTART, _WEND and _WDURATION can only be used in window query";
+    case TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_TAGS_PC:
+      return "Tags can only applied to super table and child table";
     case TSDB_CODE_PAR_WINDOW_NOT_ALLOWED_FUNC:
       return "%s function is not supported in time window query";
     case TSDB_CODE_PAR_STREAM_NOT_ALLOWED_FUNC: