diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
index 1cebc94222f..632f5d3454e 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
             "although some information such as topic and partition number will still be logged.";
 
 
-    public static final String CONNECTOR_CLIENT_PRODUCER_OVERRIDES_PREFIX = "producer.overrides.";
-    public static final String CONNECTOR_CLIENT_CONSUMER_OVERRIDES_PREFIX = "consumer.overrides.";
-    public static final String CONNECTOR_CLIENT_ADMIN_OVERRIDES_PREFIX = "admin.overrides.";
+    public static final String CONNECTOR_CLIENT_PRODUCER_OVERRIDES_PREFIX = "producer.override.";
+    public static final String CONNECTOR_CLIENT_CONSUMER_OVERRIDES_PREFIX = "consumer.override.";
+    public static final String CONNECTOR_CLIENT_ADMIN_OVERRIDES_PREFIX = "admin.override.";
 
     private final EnrichedConnectorConfig enrichedConfig;
     private static class EnrichedConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {