diff --git a/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-score.c b/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-score.c
index 070177b15075..2c8a633e0e41 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-score.c
+++ b/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-score.c
@@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ _bfd_score_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd,
 	}
       else if (r_symndx >= extsymoff + NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (symtab_hdr))
         {
-          (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%s: Malformed reloc detected for section %s"), abfd, name);
+          (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: Malformed reloc detected for section %s"), abfd, name);
           bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
           return FALSE;
         }
diff --git a/contrib/binutils/bfd/elflink.c b/contrib/binutils/bfd/elflink.c
index f5c989d7a778..e80f8ee3f22e 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/contrib/binutils/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -4357,8 +4357,8 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	      if ((elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) & DYN_NO_NEEDED) != 0)
 		{
 		  (*_bfd_error_handler)
-		    (_("%s: invalid DSO for symbol `%s' definition"),
-		     abfd, name);
+		    (_("%B: invalid DSO for symbol `%s' definition"),
+		    abfd, name);
 		  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
 		  goto error_free_vers;
 		}
diff --git a/contrib/binutils/bfd/po/bfd.pot b/contrib/binutils/bfd/po/bfd.pot
index a01ee37160a8..e5282389a1ab 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/bfd/po/bfd.pot
+++ b/contrib/binutils/bfd/po/bfd.pot
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: elf32-score.c:2549
 #, c-format
-msgid "%s: Malformed reloc detected for section %s"
+msgid "%B: Malformed reloc detected for section %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: elf32-score.c:2600
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: elflink.c:4309
 #, c-format
-msgid "%s: invalid DSO for symbol `%s' definition"
+msgid "%B: invalid DSO for symbol `%s' definition"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: elflink.c:5535