diff --git a/gcc/fortran/intrinsic.cc b/gcc/fortran/intrinsic.cc
index 2b92185a655..2339d9050ec 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/intrinsic.cc
+++ b/gcc/fortran/intrinsic.cc
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ gfc_is_intrinsic (gfc_symbol* sym, int subroutine_flag, locus loc)
 	gfc_warning_now (OPT_Wintrinsics_std, "The intrinsic %qs at %L is not "
 			 "included in the selected standard but %s and %qs will"
 			 " be treated as if declared EXTERNAL.  Use an"
-			 " appropriate %<-std=*%> option or define"
+			 " appropriate %<-std=%> option or define"
 			 " %<-fall-intrinsics%> to allow this intrinsic.",
 			 sym->name, &loc, symstd, sym->name);
 
diff --git a/gcc/plugin.cc b/gcc/plugin.cc
index 10a4fc597ba..cbe4b7eff60 100644
--- a/gcc/plugin.cc
+++ b/gcc/plugin.cc
@@ -1006,6 +1006,6 @@ default_plugin_dir_name (void)
 {
   if (!plugindir_string)
     fatal_error (input_location,
-		 "%<-iplugindir <dir>%> option not passed from the gcc driver");
+		 "%<-iplugindir%> option not passed from the gcc driver");
   return plugindir_string;
 }