diff --git a/e2fsprogs/blkid/cache.c b/e2fsprogs/blkid/cache.c
index 57118e1..9bae6fb 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/blkid/cache.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/blkid/cache.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 	blkid_debug_mask = DEBUG_ALL;
 	if ((argc > 2)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [filename] \n", argv[0]);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [filename]\n", argv[0]);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/blkid/devno.c b/e2fsprogs/blkid/devno.c
index be93666..4f3dd93 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/blkid/devno.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/blkid/devno.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
 	if (!devname) {
 		DBG(DEBUG_DEVNO,
-		    printf("blkid: couldn't find devno 0x%04lx\n",
+		    printf("blkid: cannot find devno 0x%04lx\n",
 			   (unsigned long) devno));
 	} else {
 		DBG(DEBUG_DEVNO,
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/blkid/tag.c b/e2fsprogs/blkid/tag.c
index 09712ba..3bbd4c1 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/blkid/tag.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/blkid/tag.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 
 	dev = blkid_get_dev(cache, devname, flags);
 	if (!dev) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Can not find device in blkid cache\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot find device in blkid cache\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	if (search_type) {