Now I have the information I need. The correct patch is: --- a/django/forms/fields.py +++ b/django/forms/fields.py @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ class DurationField(Field): default_error_messages = { - 'invalid': _('Enter a valid duration. The format is: [DD] [HH:[MM:]]ss[.uuuuuu].'), + 'invalid': _('Enter a valid duration. The format is: [DD] [[HH:]MM:]ss[.uuuuuu].'), }