diff --git a/src-self-hosted/zir_sema.zig b/src-self-hosted/zir_sema.zig
index 31ffb2cc0d..94c3a19677 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/zir_sema.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/zir_sema.zig
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ fn analyzeInstParamType(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.ParamType)
     // TODO support C-style var args
     const param_count = fn_ty.fnParamLen();
     if (arg_index >= param_count) {
-        return mod.fail(scope, inst.base.src, "arg index {} out of bounds; '{}' has {} arguments", .{
+        return mod.fail(scope, inst.base.src, "arg index {} out of bounds; '{}' has {} argument(s)", .{
             arg_index,
             fn_ty,
             param_count,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ fn analyzeInstCall(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.Call) InnerError
             return mod.fail(
                 scope,
                 inst.positionals.func.src,
-                "expected at least {} arguments, found {}",
+                "expected at least {} argument(s), found {}",
                 .{ fn_params_len, call_params_len },
             );
         }
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ fn analyzeInstCall(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.Call) InnerError
         return mod.fail(
             scope,
             inst.positionals.func.src,
-            "expected {} arguments, found {}",
+            "expected {} argument(s), found {}",
             .{ fn_params_len, call_params_len },
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 40be4e147b..78d451a4eb 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -6349,9 +6349,9 @@ static IrInstSrc *ir_gen_builtin_fn_call(IrBuilderSrc *irb, Scope *scope, AstNod
     BuiltinFnEntry *builtin_fn = entry->value;
     size_t actual_param_count = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.length;
 
-    if (builtin_fn->param_count != SIZE_MAX && builtin_fn->param_count != actual_param_count) {
+    if (builtin_fn->param_count != SIZE_MAX && builtin_fn->param_count != actual_param_count) { 
         add_node_error(irb->codegen, node,
-                buf_sprintf("expected %" ZIG_PRI_usize " arguments, found %" ZIG_PRI_usize,
+                buf_sprintf("expected %" ZIG_PRI_usize " argument(s), found %" ZIG_PRI_usize,
                     builtin_fn->param_count, actual_param_count));
         return irb->codegen->invalid_inst_src;
     }
@@ -20186,7 +20186,8 @@ static IrInstGen *ir_analyze_fn_call(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInst* source_instr,
     if (fn_type_id->is_var_args) {
         if (call_param_count < src_param_count) {
             ErrorMsg *msg = ir_add_error_node(ira, source_node,
-                buf_sprintf("expected at least %" ZIG_PRI_usize " arguments, found %" ZIG_PRI_usize "", src_param_count, call_param_count));
+                buf_sprintf("expected at least %" ZIG_PRI_usize " argument(s), found %" ZIG_PRI_usize "",
+                    src_param_count, call_param_count));
             if (fn_proto_node) {
                 add_error_note(ira->codegen, msg, fn_proto_node,
                     buf_sprintf("declared here"));
@@ -20195,7 +20196,8 @@ static IrInstGen *ir_analyze_fn_call(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInst* source_instr,
         }
     } else if (src_param_count != call_param_count) {
         ErrorMsg *msg = ir_add_error_node(ira, source_node,
-            buf_sprintf("expected %" ZIG_PRI_usize " arguments, found %" ZIG_PRI_usize "", src_param_count, call_param_count));
+            buf_sprintf("expected %" ZIG_PRI_usize " argument(s), found %" ZIG_PRI_usize "",
+                src_param_count, call_param_count));
         if (fn_proto_node) {
             add_error_note(ira->codegen, msg, fn_proto_node,
                 buf_sprintf("declared here"));
@@ -30127,7 +30129,7 @@ static IrInstGen *ir_analyze_instruction_arg_type(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstSrcArgTy
             return ir_const_type(ira, &instruction->base.base, ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_anytype);
         }
         ir_add_error(ira, &arg_index_inst->base,
-                buf_sprintf("arg index %" ZIG_PRI_u64 " out of bounds; '%s' has %" ZIG_PRI_usize " arguments",
+                buf_sprintf("arg index %" ZIG_PRI_u64 " out of bounds; '%s' has %" ZIG_PRI_usize " argument(s)",
                     arg_index, buf_ptr(&fn_type->name), fn_type_id->param_count));
         return ira->codegen->invalid_inst_gen;
     }
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index 70a9c47998..48198199df 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\    for (arr) |bits| _ = @popCount(bits);
         \\}
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        "tmp.zig:3:26: error: expected 2 arguments, found 1",
+        "tmp.zig:3:26: error: expected 2 argument(s), found 1",
     });
 
     cases.addTest("@call rejects non comptime-known fn - always_inline",
@@ -4103,7 +4103,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\}
         \\fn b(a: i32, b: i32, c: i32) void { }
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        "tmp.zig:2:6: error: expected 3 arguments, found 1",
+        "tmp.zig:2:6: error: expected 3 argument(s), found 1",
     });
 
     cases.add("invalid type",
@@ -4716,7 +4716,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\
         \\export fn entry() usize { return @sizeOf(@TypeOf(f)); }
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        "tmp.zig:20:34: error: expected 1 arguments, found 0",
+        "tmp.zig:20:34: error: expected 1 argument(s), found 0",
     });
 
     cases.add("missing function name",
@@ -5498,7 +5498,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\}
         \\export fn entry() usize { return @sizeOf(@TypeOf(f)); }
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        "tmp.zig:6:15: error: expected 2 arguments, found 3",
+        "tmp.zig:6:15: error: expected 2 argument(s), found 3",
     });
 
     cases.add("assign through constant pointer",