diff --git a/src/abg-comparison.cc b/src/abg-comparison.cc
index 0d76d3ba..c90255d7 100644
--- a/src/abg-comparison.cc
+++ b/src/abg-comparison.cc
@@ -9662,21 +9662,13 @@ corpus_diff::report(ostream& out, const string& indent) const
 	  if (!diff->to_be_reported())
 	    continue;
 
-	  if (!f->get_linkage_name().empty())
-	    n1 = demangle_cplus_mangled_name(f->get_linkage_name());
-	  else
-	    n1 = f->get_pretty_representation();
+	  n1 = f->get_pretty_representation();
+	  n2 = s->get_pretty_representation();
 
-	  if (!s->get_linkage_name().empty())
-	    n2 = demangle_cplus_mangled_name(s->get_linkage_name());
-	  else
-	    n2 = s->get_pretty_representation();
-
-	  out << indent << "  '"
-	      << n1
-	      << "' was changed to '"
-	      << n2
-	      << "':\n";
+	  out << indent << "  '" << n1 << "' was changed";
+	  if (n1 != n2)
+	    out << " to '" << n2 << "'";
+	  out << ":\n";
 	  diff->report(out, indent + "    ");
 	}
       if (num_changed)
diff --git a/tests/data/test-diff-dwarf/test9-report.txt b/tests/data/test-diff-dwarf/test9-report.txt
index 0a234aaf..8e04eabc 100644
--- a/tests/data/test-diff-dwarf/test9-report.txt
+++ b/tests/data/test-diff-dwarf/test9-report.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Variables changes summary: 0 Removed, 1 Changed, 1 Added variables
   'unsigned int global_var2'
 
 1 Changed variable:
-  'global_var0' was changed to 'global_var0':
+  'int global_var0' was changed to 'char global_var0':
     type of variable changed:
      name changed from 'int' to 'char'
      size changed from 32 to 8 bits
diff --git a/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-0-report.txt b/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-0-report.txt
index 8ab3d2b2..783c9cf1 100644
--- a/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-0-report.txt
+++ b/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-0-report.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Functions changes summary: 0 Removed, 0 Changed, 0 Added function
 Variables changes summary: 0 Removed, 1 Changed (1 filtered out), 0 Added variable
 
 1 Changed variable:
-  'var1' was changed to 'var1':
+  'S* var1' was changed:
     type of variable changed:
      in pointed to type 'struct S':
        size changed from 64 to 96 bits
diff --git a/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-1-report.txt b/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-1-report.txt
index 2586b238..4c4cb6d2 100644
--- a/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-1-report.txt
+++ b/tests/data/test-diff-filter/test15-1-report.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ Variables changes summary: 0 Removed, 2 Changed, 0 Added variables
 
 2 Changed variables:
 
-  'var1' was changed to 'var1':
+  'S* var1' was changed:
     type of variable changed:
      in pointed to type 'struct S':
        size changed from 64 to 96 bits
        1 data member insertion:
          'unsigned int S::m2', at offset 64 (in bits)
-  'var2' was changed to 'var2':
+  'S* var2' was changed:
     type of variable changed:
      pointed to type 'struct S' changed, as reported earlier