diff --git a/gcc/fortran/resolve.c b/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
index d7aa2868cef7a132a08421e5a10fe3633d7cc16e..8e5ed1c032cffa031e053afcca828f248bc7db7c 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ resolve_common_vars (gfc_common_head *common_block, bool named_common)
 	}
 
       if (UNLIMITED_POLY (csym))
-	gfc_error_now ("%qs in cannot appear in COMMON at %L "
+	gfc_error_now ("%qs at %L cannot appear in COMMON "
 		       "[F2008:C5100]", csym->name, &csym->declared_at);
 
       if (csym->ts.type != BT_DERIVED)