diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c b/plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c
index 8978dfe20..2f35a3e63 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sudo_auth_init(struct passwd *pw)
     if (standalone && auth_switch[1].name != NULL) {
 	audit_failure(NewArgv, N_("invalid authentication methods"));
     	log_fatal(0, N_("Invalid authentication methods compiled into sudo!  "
-	    "You may mix standalone and non-standalone authentication."));
+	    "You may not mix standalone and non-standalone authentication."));
 	debug_return_int(-1);
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/po/sudoers.pot b/plugins/sudoers/po/sudoers.pot
index 199868765..9b60aa79c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/po/sudoers.pot
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/po/sudoers.pot
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c:120
 msgid ""
-"Invalid authentication methods compiled into sudo!  You may mix standalone "
-"and non-standalone authentication."
+"Invalid authentication methods compiled into sudo!  You not may mix "
+"standalone and non-standalone authentication."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c:203