diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_receivewal.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_receivewal.c
index 4f9a7b076ca..ddfec298fb7 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_receivewal.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_receivewal.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (replication_slot == NULL && (do_drop_slot || do_create_slot))
 	{
-		/* translator: second %s is an option name */
+		/* translator: %s is an option name */
 		pg_log_error("%s needs a slot to be specified using --slot",
 					 do_drop_slot ? "--drop-slot" : "--create-slot");
 		pg_log_error_hint("Try \"%s --help\" for more information.", progname);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_resetwal/pg_resetwal.c b/src/bin/pg_resetwal/pg_resetwal.c
index b2c4b9db395..2e3dfd7c94a 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_resetwal/pg_resetwal.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_resetwal/pg_resetwal.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				if (endptr == optarg || *endptr != '\0' || errno != 0)
 				{
 					/*------
-					  translator: the second %s is a command line argument (-e, etc) */
+					  translator: %s is a command line argument (-e, etc) */
 					pg_log_error("invalid argument for option %s", "-e");
 					pg_log_error_hint("Try \"%s --help\" for more information.", progname);
 					exit(1);