diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c
index 028ab4225960..12de6b3a665a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 
     if (chdir(home) == FAIL) {
 	cleanup(0);
-	errx(2, "Toto! This doesn't look like Kansas anymore!");
+	errx(2, "unable to return to working directory %s!");
     }
 
     if (!Fake) {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 
     if (chdir(home) == FAIL) {
  	cleanup(0);
- 	errx(2, "Toto! This doesn't look like Kansas anymore!");
+	errx(2, "unable to return to working directory %s!");
     }
 
     if (!Fake) {