diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-setshow.c b/gdb/cli/cli-setshow.c
index 213573e443e..139ebaf8323 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-setshow.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-setshow.c
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ parse_cli_var_uinteger (var_types var_type, const char **arg,
   if (*arg == nullptr || **arg == '\0')
     {
       if (var_type == var_uinteger)
-	error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"."));
+	error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\""));
       else
-	error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to."));
+	error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to"));
     }
 
   if (var_type == var_uinteger && is_unlimited_literal (arg, expression))
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ parse_cli_var_zuinteger_unlimited (const char **arg, bool expression)
   LONGEST val;
 
   if (*arg == nullptr || **arg == '\0')
-    error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"."));
+    error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\""));
 
   if (is_unlimited_literal (arg, expression))
     val = -1;
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ do_set_command (const char *arg, int from_tty, struct cmd_list_element *c)
 	if (*arg == '\0')
 	  {
 	    if (c->var->type () == var_integer)
-	      error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"."));
+	      error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\""));
 	    else
-	      error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to."));
+	      error_no_arg (_("integer to set it to"));
 	  }
 
 	if (c->var->type () == var_integer && is_unlimited_literal (&arg, true))
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/with.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/with.exp
index 6cde27dc29b..ca19a18b03f 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/with.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/with.exp
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ with_test_prefix "maint" {
     test_with_error "boolean" "2" "\"on\" or \"off\" expected\\."
     test_with_error "uinteger" "-1" "integer -1 out of range"
     test_with_error "uinteger" "" \
-	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"\\.\\)\\."
+	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"\\)\\."
     test_with_error "zuinteger" "-1" "integer -1 out of range"
     test_with_error "zuinteger" "" \
-	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to\\.\\)\\."
+	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to\\)\\."
     test_with_error "zuinteger-unlimited" "-2" \
 	"only -1 is allowed to set as unlimited"
     test_with_error "zuinteger-unlimited" "" \
-	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"\\.\\)\\."
+	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"\\)\\."
     test_with_error "filename" "" \
 	"Argument required \\(filename to set it to\\.\\)\\."
     test_with_error "enum" "" \
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ with_test_prefix "errors" {
 	"Cannot use this setting with the \"with\" command"
 
     gdb_test "with print elements -- p 1" \
-	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"\\.\\)\\."
+	"Argument required \\(integer to set it to, or \"unlimited\"\\)\\."
 
     gdb_test "with -- p 1" \
 	"Missing setting before '--' delimiter"