diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
index b077bf8b8ee..23fa46823ae 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -2469,7 +2469,8 @@ CreateRestrictedProcess(char *cmd, PROCESS_INFORMATION *processInfo)
 	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;
 	}