diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 2108104..c882f8c 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
         warn_report("multiple floppy disk controllers with "
                     "iobase=0x3f0 have been found");
         error_printf("the one being picked for CMOS setup might not reflect "
-                     "your intent\n");
+                     "your intent");
     }
 
     return state.floppy;
@@ -2098,9 +2098,8 @@
     }
 
     if (value < (1ULL << 20)) {
-        warn_report("small max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
-                    ") less than 1M.  BIOS may not work..",
-                    value);
+        warn_report("Only %" PRIu64 " bytes of RAM below the 4GiB boundary,"
+                    "BIOS may not work with less than 1MiB", value);
     }
 
     pcms->max_ram_below_4g = value;