diff --git a/check.c b/check.c
index b278997da..877326116 100644
--- a/check.c
+++ b/check.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int check_timestamp()
 
     if (sizeof(_PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR) + strlen(user_name) + strlen(p) + 2 >
 	sizeof(timestampfile)) {
-	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s:  path too long:  %s/%s.%s\n", Argv[0],
+	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s: path too long: %s/%s.%s\n", Argv[0],
 		       _PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR, user_name, p);
 	exit(1);                                              
     }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int check_timestamp()
 #else
     if (sizeof(_PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR) + strlen(user_name) + 1 >
 	sizeof(timestampfile)) {
-	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s:  path too long:  %s/%s\n", Argv[0],
+	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s: path too long: %s/%s\n", Argv[0],
 		       _PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR, user_name);
 	exit(1);                                              
     }
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void remove_timestamp()
 
     if (sizeof(_PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR) + strlen(user_name) + strlen(p) + 2 >
 	sizeof(timestampfile)) {
-	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s:  path too long:  %s/%s.%s\n", Argv[0],
+	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s: path too long: %s/%s.%s\n", Argv[0],
 		       _PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR, user_name, p);
 	exit(1);                                              
     }
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void remove_timestamp()
 #else
     if (sizeof(_PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR) + strlen(user_name) + 1 >
 	sizeof(timestampfile)) {
-	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s:  path too long:  %s/%s\n", Argv[0],
+	(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s: path too long: %s/%s\n", Argv[0],
 		       _PATH_SUDO_TIMEDIR, user_name);
 	exit(1);                                              
     }
diff --git a/sudo.c b/sudo.c
index 58ae6120b..050b07d89 100644
--- a/sudo.c
+++ b/sudo.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static void load_globals(sudo_mode)
 	/* try as root... */
 	set_perms(PERM_ROOT, sudo_mode);
 	if (!getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd))) {
-	    (void) fprintf(stderr, "%s:  Can't get working directory!\n",
+	    (void) fprintf(stderr, "%s: Can't get working directory!\n",
 			   Argv[0]);
 	    (void) strcpy(cwd, "unknown");
 	}