diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/PropertyBindingException.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/PropertyBindingException.java
index 2ecdb8cb16..290f4e9d5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/PropertyBindingException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/PropertyBindingException.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public String getMessageSuffix()
                     }
                 }
             }
-            sb.append("])");
+            sb.append(")");
             _propertiesAsString = suffix = sb.toString();
         }
         return suffix;