diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp b/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp
index 8f3849e6d8..c8208909b6 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ ProStringList QMakeEvaluator::evaluateBuiltinExpand(
         int end = -1;
         if (func_t == E_SECTION) {
             if (args.count() != 3 && args.count() != 4) {
-                evalError(fL1S("%1(var) section(var, sep, begin, end) requires"
-                               " three or four arguments.").arg(func.toQString(m_tmp1)));
+                evalError(fL1S("section(var, sep, begin, end) requires three or four arguments."));
             } else {
                 var = args[0];
                 sep = args.at(1).toQString();
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/evaltest.cpp b/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/evaltest.cpp
index 09482d86d9..3c96c6fb7a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/evaltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/evaltest.cpp
@@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ void tst_qmakelib::addReplaceFunctions(const QString &qindir)
     QTest::newRow("$$section(): bad number of arguments")
             << "VAR = $$section(1, 2) \\\n$$section(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)"
             << "VAR ="
-            << "##:1: section(var) section(var, sep, begin, end) requires three or four arguments.\n"
-               "##:2: section(var) section(var, sep, begin, end) requires three or four arguments."
+            << "##:1: section(var, sep, begin, end) requires three or four arguments.\n"
+               "##:2: section(var, sep, begin, end) requires three or four arguments."
             << true;
 
     QTest::newRow("$$find()")