diff --git a/app/admin/validate/v1/ArticleCategoryValidate.php b/app/admin/validate/v1/ArticleCategoryValidate.php
index e0fe741c..0654ae88 100644
--- a/app/admin/validate/v1/ArticleCategoryValidate.php
+++ b/app/admin/validate/v1/ArticleCategoryValidate.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ArticleCategoryValidate extends Validate
         'name.max'                  => '分类名称最多64个字符',
         'pid.integer'               => '父级分类ID必须为整数',
         'pid.different'             => '父级分类ID不能为自身',
-        'pid.checkPidNotBeChildren' => '父级分类不能为子分类',
+        'pid.checkPidNotBeChildren' => '父级分类不能为自身或自身的子分类',
         'sort.require'              => '排序不能为空',
         'sort.integer'              => '排序必须为整数',
         'is_show.require'           => '是否显示不能为空',