diff --git a/miscutils/crond.c b/miscutils/crond.c
index ebd48121d..e3714df19 100644
--- a/miscutils/crond.c
+++ b/miscutils/crond.c
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ static void ChangeUser(struct passwd *pas)
 	/* careful: we're after vfork! */
 	change_identity(pas); /* - initgroups, setgid, setuid */
 	if (chdir(pas->pw_dir) < 0) {
-		crondlog(WARN9 "can't chdir(%s)", pas->pw_dir);
+		crondlog(WARN9 "chdir(%s)", pas->pw_dir);
 		if (chdir(TMPDIR) < 0) {
-			crondlog(DIE9 "can't chdir(%s)", TMPDIR); /* exits */
+			crondlog(DIE9 "chdir(%s)", TMPDIR); /* exits */
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -575,14 +575,14 @@ static void SynchronizeDir(void)
 	 */
 	unlink(CRONUPDATE);
 	if (chdir(CDir) < 0) {
-		crondlog(DIE9 "can't chdir(%s)", CDir);
+		crondlog(DIE9 "chdir(%s)", CDir);
 	}
 	{
 		DIR *dir = opendir(".");
 		struct dirent *den;
 
 		if (!dir)
-			crondlog(DIE9 "can't chdir(%s)", "."); /* exits */
+			crondlog(DIE9 "chdir(%s)", "."); /* exits */
 		while ((den = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 			if (strchr(den->d_name, '.') != NULL) {
 				continue;
diff --git a/networking/httpd.c b/networking/httpd.c
index 227803abf..5bbc7ee85 100644
--- a/networking/httpd.c
+++ b/networking/httpd.c
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ static void send_cgi_and_exit(
 		if (script != url) { /* paranoia */
 			*script = '\0';
 			if (chdir(url + 1) != 0) {
-				bb_perror_msg("chdir %s", url + 1);
+				bb_perror_msg("chdir(%s)", url + 1);
 				goto error_execing_cgi;
 			}
 			// not needed: *script = '/';