1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/printf.c b/coreutils/printf.c
index 3497148e3..2cc238439 100644
--- a/coreutils/printf.c
+++ b/coreutils/printf.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int multiconvert(const char *arg, void *result, converter convert)
         errno = 0;
         convert(arg, result);
         if (errno) {
-                bb_error_msg("%s: invalid number", arg);
+                bb_error_msg("invalid number '%s'", arg);
                 return 1;
         }
         return 0;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int get_width_prec(const char *str)
 {
         int v = bb_strtoi(str, NULL, 10);
         if (errno) {
-                bb_error_msg("%s: invalid number", str);
+                bb_error_msg("invalid number '%s'", str);
                 v = 0;
         }
         return v;