diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index ca96acc355..459e1e4bae 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_FUNC_RECV], [
   ])
   #
   if test "$curl_cv_recv" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of arguments and return type for recv],
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of args and return type for recv],
       [curl_cv_func_recv_args], [
       curl_cv_func_recv_args="unknown"
       for recv_retv in 'int' 'ssize_t'; do
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_FUNC_SEND], [
   ])
   #
   if test "$curl_cv_send" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of arguments and return type for send],
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of args and return type for send],
       [curl_cv_func_send_args], [
       curl_cv_func_send_args="unknown"
       for send_retv in 'int' 'ssize_t'; do
diff --git a/ares/acinclude.m4 b/ares/acinclude.m4
index bd5e24d0e0..33ee8d1369 100644
--- a/ares/acinclude.m4
+++ b/ares/acinclude.m4
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_FUNC_RECV], [
   ])
   #
   if test "$curl_cv_recv" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of arguments and return type for recv],
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of args and return type for recv],
       [curl_cv_func_recv_args], [
       curl_cv_func_recv_args="unknown"
       for recv_retv in 'int' 'ssize_t'; do
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_FUNC_SEND], [
   ])
   #
   if test "$curl_cv_send" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of arguments and return type for send],
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of args and return type for send],
       [curl_cv_func_send_args], [
       curl_cv_func_send_args="unknown"
       for send_retv in 'int' 'ssize_t'; do