diff --git a/gcc/common.opt b/gcc/common.opt
index 9400c4b94e8..b9e74cd3ac4 100644
--- a/gcc/common.opt
+++ b/gcc/common.opt
@@ -614,11 +614,11 @@ Warn when an optimization pass is disabled.
 
 Werror
 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
-Treat all warnings as errors.
+Turn all warnings into errors.
 
 Werror=
 Common Joined
-Treat specified warning as error.
+Turn the specified warning into an error.
 
 Wextra
 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
@@ -3805,7 +3805,7 @@ Common Alias(Wpedantic)
 
 pedantic-errors
 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
-Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
+Like -pedantic but issue errors instead of warnings.
 
 pg
 Driver
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index b2b9b37ca83..4c9af429ab0 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -6145,12 +6145,12 @@ Inhibit all warning messages.
 @opindex Werror
 @opindex Wno-error
 @item -Werror
-Make all warnings into errors.
+Turn all warnings into errors.
 
 @opindex Werror=
 @opindex Wno-error=
 @item -Werror=
-Make the specified warning into an error.  The specifier for a warning
+Turn the specified warning into an error.  The specifier for a warning
 is appended; for example @option{-Werror=switch} turns the warnings
 controlled by @option{-Wswitch} into errors.  This switch takes a
 negative form, to be used to negate @option{-Werror} for specific