diff --git a/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c b/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c
index 33035b5835f..96f902f7723 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ 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 5aa6b6c5e3b..1a0f350f994 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_resetxlog/pg_resetxlog.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_resetxlog/pg_resetxlog.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ 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;
 	}