diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index f7e063b055..8f6174bfbd 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1712,13 +1712,13 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    if (!config_get_path(conf, "system_directory",
             settings->system_directory, sizeof(settings->system_directory)))
    {
-      RARCH_WARN("SYSTEM DIR is empty, fill assume CONTENT DIR\n");
+      RARCH_WARN("SYSTEM DIR is empty, assume CONTENT DIR\n");
       *settings->system_directory = '\0';
    }
 
    if (!strcmp(settings->system_directory, "default"))
    {
-      RARCH_WARN("SYSTEM DIR is empty, fill assume CONTENT DIR\n");
+      RARCH_WARN("SYSTEM DIR is empty, assume CONTENT DIR\n");
       *settings->system_directory = '\0';
    }
 
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 3d62694de7..fa75f79fc6 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ bool rarch_environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
       case RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY:
          if (!settings->system_directory || settings->system_directory[0] == '\0')
          {
-            RARCH_WARN("SYSTEM DIR is empty, fill assume CONTENT DIR %s\n",global->path.fullpath);
+            RARCH_WARN("SYSTEM DIR is empty, assume CONTENT DIR %s\n",global->path.fullpath);
             fill_pathname_basedir(buf, global->path.fullpath,
                   sizeof(buf));