diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex
index 1bdb789572..ad70941330 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ defmodule Date do
       ) do
     raise ArgumentError,
           "both dates must have matching calendar and the step must be a " <>
-            "non-zero integer, got: #{inspect(first)}, #{inspect(last)}, #{step}"
+            "non-zero integer, got: #{inspect(first)}, #{inspect(last)}, #{inspect(step)}"
   end
 
   defp range(first, first_days, last, last_days, calendar, step) do
diff --git a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
index 11ba41b2fe..9c5730dec8 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
+++ b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
     assert_raise ArgumentError, message, fn ->
       Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-31], step)
     end
+
+    assert_raise ArgumentError, ~r/got: ~D\[2000-01-01\], ~D\[2000-02-01\], \{1\}/, fn ->
+      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-02-01], {1})
+    end
   end
 
   describe "old date ranges" do