diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/check-declare.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/check-declare.el
index ecdb6d8983c..ea865f22f57 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/check-declare.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/check-declare.el
@@ -279,10 +279,8 @@ TYPE is a string giving the nature of the error.  Warning is displayed in
            entry))
         (warning-fill-prefix "    "))
     (display-warning 'check-declare
-                     (format "%s said `%s' was defined in %s: %s"
-                             (file-name-nondirectory file) fn
-                             (file-name-nondirectory fnfile)
-                             type)
+                     (format "said `%s' was defined in %s: %s"
+                             fn (file-name-nondirectory fnfile) type)
                      nil check-declare-warning-buffer)))
 
 (declare-function compilation-forget-errors "compile" ())