diff --git a/send-utils.c b/send-utils.c
index fa09bb4f..51f3d7b8 100644
--- a/send-utils.c
+++ b/send-utils.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ int path_cat_out(char *out, const char *p1, const char *p2)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-__attribute__((deprecated("please use path_cat_out")))
+__attribute__((deprecated))
 char *path_cat(const char *p1, const char *p2)
 {
 	int p1_len = strlen(p1);
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ int path_cat3_out(char *out, const char *p1, const char *p2, const char *p3)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-__attribute__((deprecated("please use path_cat3_out")))
+__attribute__((deprecated))
 char *path_cat3(const char *p1, const char *p2, const char *p3)
 {
 	int p1_len = strlen(p1);
diff --git a/send-utils.h b/send-utils.h
index b4f45d31..677a1db2 100644
--- a/send-utils.h
+++ b/send-utils.h
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ int btrfs_subvolid_resolve(int fd, char *path, size_t path_len, u64 subvol_id);
  * DEPRECATED: the functions path_cat and path_cat3 are unsafe and should not
  * be used, use the _out variants and always check the return code.
  */
-__attribute__((deprecated("please use path_cat_out")))
+__attribute__((deprecated))
 char *path_cat(const char *p1, const char *p2);
-__attribute__((deprecated("please use path_cat3_out")))
+__attribute__((deprecated))
 char *path_cat3(const char *p1, const char *p2, const char *p3);
 
 int path_cat_out(char *out, const char *p1, const char *p2);