diff --git a/sim/ChangeLog b/sim/ChangeLog
index c4b5eada9b..4398077f70 100644
--- a/sim/ChangeLog
+++ b/sim/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2008-12-30  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
 
+	* cris/sim-if.c (sim_open): If sim_analyze_program fails, emit
+	just a short CRIS-specific notice.  Tweak the wording for a
+	failing architecture test.
+
 	* cris/traps.c (TARGET_SYS_writev): New macro.
 	(is_mapped_only, cris_dump_map): New functions.
 	(cris_break_13_handler) <case TARGET_SYS_mmap2>: Handle more flags
diff --git a/sim/cris/sim-if.c b/sim/cris/sim-if.c
index 323c40ef2c..29e796e48e 100644
--- a/sim/cris/sim-if.c
+++ b/sim/cris/sim-if.c
@@ -688,12 +688,10 @@ sim_open (SIM_OPEN_KIND kind, host_callback *callback, struct bfd *abfd,
 			    : NULL),
 			   abfd) != SIM_RC_OK)
     {
-      if (STATE_PROG_ARGV (sd) != NULL)
-	sim_io_eprintf (sd, "%s: invalid executable `%s'\n",
-			STATE_MY_NAME (sd), *STATE_PROG_ARGV (sd));
-      else
-	sim_io_eprintf (sd, "%s: invalid executable\n",
-			STATE_MY_NAME (sd));
+      /* When there's an error, sim_analyze_program has already output
+	 a message.  Let's just clarify it, as "not an object file"
+	 perhaps doesn't ring a bell.  */
+      sim_io_eprintf (sd, "(not a CRIS program)\n");
       free_state (sd);
       return 0;
     }
@@ -707,7 +705,7 @@ sim_open (SIM_OPEN_KIND kind, host_callback *callback, struct bfd *abfd,
   if (bfd_get_arch (abfd) == bfd_arch_unknown)
     {
       if (STATE_PROG_ARGV (sd) != NULL)
-	sim_io_eprintf (sd, "%s: not a CRIS program `%s'\n",
+	sim_io_eprintf (sd, "%s: `%s' is not a CRIS program\n",
 			STATE_MY_NAME (sd), *STATE_PROG_ARGV (sd));
       else
 	sim_io_eprintf (sd, "%s: program to be run is not a CRIS program\n",