2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/procps/kill.c b/procps/kill.c
index 4ed94b0ec..b51d44a70 100644
--- a/procps/kill.c
+++ b/procps/kill.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int kill_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                         arg = argv[i];
                                 omit = bb_strtoi(arg, NULL, 10);
                                 if (errno) {
-                                        bb_error_msg("bad pid '%s'", arg);
+                                        bb_error_msg("invalid number '%s'", arg);
                                         ret = 1;
                                         goto resume;
                                 }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int kill_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         arg++;
                 pid = bb_strtoi(arg, NULL, 10);
                 if (errno) {
-                        bb_error_msg("bad pid '%s'", arg);
+                        bb_error_msg("invalid number '%s'", arg);
                         errors++;
                 } else if (kill(pid, signo) != 0) {
                         bb_perror_msg("can't kill pid %d", (int)pid);
diff --git a/procps/renice.c b/procps/renice.c
index 81ee89cfb..0a73cbeeb 100644
--- a/procps/renice.c
+++ b/procps/renice.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int renice_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 } else {
                         who = bb_strtou(arg, NULL, 10);
                         if (errno) {
-                                bb_error_msg("bad value: %s", arg);
+                                bb_error_msg("invalid number '%s'", arg);
                                 goto HAD_ERROR;
                         }
                 }