diff --git a/src/creds/creds.c b/src/creds/creds.c
index 7a98a5dcd3..10d117118f 100644
--- a/src/creds/creds.c
+++ b/src/creds/creds.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int write_blob(FILE *f, const void *data, size_t size) {
         }
 
         if (fwrite(data, 1, size, f) != size)
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO), "Failed to write credential data: %m");
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO), "Failed to write credential data.");
 
         r = print_newline(f, data, size);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/shared/edit-util.c b/src/shared/edit-util.c
index 2662b2bf1b..fb9bdbc160 100644
--- a/src/shared/edit-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/edit-util.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int create_edit_temp_file(EditFile *e, const char *contents, size_t conte
         if (e->context->stdin) {
                 if (fwrite(contents, 1, contents_size, f) != contents_size)
                         return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO),
-                                               "Failed to copy input to temporary file '%s': %m", temp);
+                                               "Failed to copy input to temporary file '%s'.", temp);
         } else {
                 r = populate_edit_temp_file(e, f, temp);
                 if (r < 0)