2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/modprobe-small.c b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
index 53b7c9468..cf22b9471 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe-small.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static void write_out_dep_bb(int fd)
 
         if (rename(DEPFILE_BB".new", DEPFILE_BB) != 0) {
  err:
-                bb_perror_msg("can't create %s", DEPFILE_BB);
+                bb_perror_msg("can't create '%s'", DEPFILE_BB);
                 unlink(DEPFILE_BB".new");
         } else {
  ok:
diff --git a/modutils/modprobe.c b/modutils/modprobe.c
index f511bc2ed..69b9e4687 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int do_modprobe(struct module_entry *m)
                                 rc = bb_delete_module(m2->modname, O_EXCL);
                                 if (rc) {
                                         if (first) {
-                                                bb_error_msg("failed to unload module %s: %s",
+                                                bb_error_msg("can't unload module %s: %s",
                                                         humanly_readable_name(m2),
                                                         moderror(rc));
                                                 break;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int do_modprobe(struct module_entry *m)
                         rc = 0;
                 free(options);
                 if (rc) {
-                        bb_error_msg("failed to load module %s (%s): %s",
+                        bb_error_msg("can't load module %s (%s): %s",
                                 humanly_readable_name(m2),
                                 fn,
                                 moderror(rc)