diff --git a/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c b/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c
index 72f8fac9b8b..464ba98a653 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ CreateRestrictedProcess(char *cmd, PROCESS_INFORMATION *processInfo, const char
 		SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID, DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_POWER_USERS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 		0, &dropSids[1].Sid))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not to allocate SIDs: error code %lu\n"), progname, GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not allocate SIDs: error code %lu\n"), progname, GetLastError());
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_resetxlog/pg_resetxlog.c b/src/bin/pg_resetxlog/pg_resetxlog.c
index 34615fb1cd9..8a066b46012 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_resetxlog/pg_resetxlog.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_resetxlog/pg_resetxlog.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ CreateRestrictedProcess(char *cmd, PROCESS_INFORMATION *processInfo, const char
 		SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID, DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_POWER_USERS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 		0, &dropSids[1].Sid))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not to allocate SIDs: error code %lu\n"), progname, GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not allocate SIDs: error code %lu\n"), progname, GetLastError());
 		return 0;
 	}