diff --git a/scripts/group-qemu-caps.py b/scripts/group-qemu-caps.py
index c53ff3ff6f..6fad9afc5b 100755
--- a/scripts/group-qemu-caps.py
+++ b/scripts/group-qemu-caps.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def regroup_caps(check, filename, start_regex, end_regex,
                                     stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
             diff.communicate(input=new.encode('utf-8'))
 
-            print("Incorrect line wrapping in $file",
-                  file=sys.stderr)
+            print("Incorrect line wrapping in '%s'" %
+                  filename, file=sys.stderr)
             print("Use group-qemu-caps.py to generate data files",
                   file=sys.stderr)
             return False
diff --git a/scripts/test-wrap-argv.py b/scripts/test-wrap-argv.py
index 6b0d3511f3..9ec572b479 100755
--- a/scripts/test-wrap-argv.py
+++ b/scripts/test-wrap-argv.py
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ def rewrap(filename, in_place, check):
                                     stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
             diff.communicate(input=new.encode('utf-8'))
 
-            print("Incorrect line wrapping in $file",
-                  file=sys.stderr)
+            print("Incorrect line wrapping in '%s'" %
+                  filename, file=sys.stderr)
             print("Use test-wrap-argv.py to wrap test data files",
                   file=sys.stderr)
             return False