diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/providers.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/providers.py
index 3504efc86e..3e842ee0ca 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/providers.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/providers.py
@@ -260,9 +260,10 @@ def filterProvidersRunTime(providers, item, cfgData, dataCache):
         pn = dataCache.pkg_fn[p]
         provides = dataCache.pn_provides[pn]
         for provide in provides:
+            bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "checking PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s" % (provide))
             prefervar = bb.data.getVar('PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s' % provide, cfgData, 1)
             if prefervar == pn:
-                var = "PREFERRED_PROVIDERS_%s = %s" % (provide, prefervar)
+                var = "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s = %s" % (provide, prefervar)
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "selecting %s to satisfy runtime %s due to %s" % (pn, item, var))
                 preferred_vars.append(var)
                 eligible.remove(p)
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ def filterProvidersRunTime(providers, item, cfgData, dataCache):
     numberPreferred = len(preferred)
 
     if numberPreferred > 1:
-        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Conflicting PREFERRED_PROVIDERS entries were found which resulted in an attempt to select multiple providers (%s) for runtime dependecy %s\nThe entries resulting in this conflict were: %s" % (preferred, item, preferred_vars))
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Conflicting PREFERRED_PROVIDER entries were found which resulted in an attempt to select multiple providers (%s) for runtime dependecy %s\nThe entries resulting in this conflict were: %s" % (preferred, item, preferred_vars))
 
     bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "sorted providers for %s are: %s" % (item, eligible))
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
index 3504efc86e..3e842ee0ca 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
@@ -260,9 +260,10 @@ def filterProvidersRunTime(providers, item, cfgData, dataCache):
         pn = dataCache.pkg_fn[p]
         provides = dataCache.pn_provides[pn]
         for provide in provides:
+            bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "checking PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s" % (provide))
             prefervar = bb.data.getVar('PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s' % provide, cfgData, 1)
             if prefervar == pn:
-                var = "PREFERRED_PROVIDERS_%s = %s" % (provide, prefervar)
+                var = "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s = %s" % (provide, prefervar)
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "selecting %s to satisfy runtime %s due to %s" % (pn, item, var))
                 preferred_vars.append(var)
                 eligible.remove(p)
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ def filterProvidersRunTime(providers, item, cfgData, dataCache):
     numberPreferred = len(preferred)
 
     if numberPreferred > 1:
-        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Conflicting PREFERRED_PROVIDERS entries were found which resulted in an attempt to select multiple providers (%s) for runtime dependecy %s\nThe entries resulting in this conflict were: %s" % (preferred, item, preferred_vars))
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Conflicting PREFERRED_PROVIDER entries were found which resulted in an attempt to select multiple providers (%s) for runtime dependecy %s\nThe entries resulting in this conflict were: %s" % (preferred, item, preferred_vars))
 
     bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "sorted providers for %s are: %s" % (item, eligible))