3 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/crond.c b/miscutils/crond.c
index 74bf9168b..8e4f0bfd6 100644
--- a/miscutils/crond.c
+++ b/miscutils/crond.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static void RunJob(const char *user, CronLine *line)
                                 line->cl_Shell);
                         line->cl_MailPos = lseek(mailFd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
                 } else {
-                        crondlog(ERR20 "cannot create mail file %s for user %s, "
+                        crondlog(ERR20 "can't create mail file %s for user %s, "
                                         "discarding output", mailFile, user);
                 }
         }
diff --git a/miscutils/crontab.c b/miscutils/crontab.c
index 34b80ea37..67b10f684 100644
--- a/miscutils/crontab.c
+++ b/miscutils/crontab.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int crontab_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         close(fd);
                         xrename(new_fname, pas->pw_name);
                 } else {
-                        bb_error_msg("cannot create %s/%s",
+                        bb_error_msg("can't create %s/%s",
                                         crontab_dir, new_fname);
                 }
                 if (tmp_fname)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int crontab_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 /* loop */
         }
         if (fd < 0) {
-                bb_error_msg("cannot append to %s/%s",
+                bb_error_msg("can't append to %s/%s",
                                 crontab_dir, CRONUPDATE);
         }
         return 0;
diff --git a/miscutils/time.c b/miscutils/time.c
index 30298fe32..42c812a42 100644
--- a/miscutils/time.c
+++ b/miscutils/time.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static void run_command(char *const *cmd, resource_t *resp)
                    versus merely warnings if the cast is left off.  */
                 BB_EXECVP(cmd[0], cmd);
                 xfunc_error_retval = (errno == ENOENT ? 127 : 126);
-                bb_error_msg_and_die("cannot run %s", cmd[0]);
+                bb_error_msg_and_die("can't run %s", cmd[0]);
         }
 
         /* Have signals kill the child but not self (if possible).  */