diff --git a/src/home/homectl.c b/src/home/homectl.c
index 6057c04bae8..1e3c96f5add 100644
--- a/src/home/homectl.c
+++ b/src/home/homectl.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int handle_generic_user_record_error(
 
         else if (sd_bus_error_has_name(error, BUS_ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_LIMIT_HIT))
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ETOOMANYREFS),
-                                       "Too frequent unsuccessful login attempts for user %s, try again later.", user_name);
+                                       "Too frequent login attempts for user %s, try again later.", user_name);
 
         else if (sd_bus_error_has_name(error, BUS_ERROR_BAD_PASSWORD)) {
 
diff --git a/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c b/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c
index 3835efd6089..35195c2ef0d 100644
--- a/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c
+++ b/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int handle_generic_user_record_error(
                 return PAM_PERM_DENIED;
 
         } else if (sd_bus_error_has_name(error, BUS_ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_LIMIT_HIT)) {
-                (void) pam_prompt(handle, PAM_ERROR_MSG, NULL, "Too frequent unsuccessful login attempts for user %s, try again later.", user_name);
+                (void) pam_prompt(handle, PAM_ERROR_MSG, NULL, "Too frequent login attempts for user %s, try again later.", user_name);
                 pam_syslog(handle, LOG_ERR, "Failed to acquire home for user %s: %s", user_name, bus_error_message(error, ret));
                 return PAM_MAXTRIES;