diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
index 903c842d65a..2f559600cff 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
@@ -18423,11 +18423,11 @@ aarch64_handle_attr_arch (const char *str)
  	error ("missing name in %<target(\"arch=\")%> pragma or attribute");
  	break;
        case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_ARG:
-	error ("invalid name (%qs) in %<target(\"arch=\")%> pragma or attribute", str);
+	error ("invalid name %qs in %<target(\"arch=\")%> pragma or attribute", str);
  	aarch64_print_hint_for_arch (str);
  	break;
        case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_FEATURE:
-	error ("invalid feature modifier %s of value (%qs) in "
+	error ("invalid feature modifier %s of value %qs in "
  	       "%<target()%> pragma or attribute", invalid_extension.c_str (), str);
  	aarch64_print_hint_for_extensions (invalid_extension);
  	break;
@@ -18465,11 +18465,11 @@ aarch64_handle_attr_cpu (const char *str)
  	error ("missing name in %<target(\"cpu=\")%> pragma or attribute");
  	break;
        case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_ARG:
-	error ("invalid name (%qs) in %<target(\"cpu=\")%> pragma or attribute", str);
+	error ("invalid name %qs in %<target(\"cpu=\")%> pragma or attribute", str);
  	aarch64_print_hint_for_core (str);
  	break;
        case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_FEATURE:
-	error ("invalid feature modifier %s of value (%qs) in "
+	error ("invalid feature modifier %qs of value %qs in "
  	       "%<target()%> pragma or attribute", invalid_extension.c_str (), str);
  	aarch64_print_hint_for_extensions (invalid_extension);
  	break;
@@ -18496,7 +18496,7 @@ aarch64_handle_attr_cpu (const char *str)
  	      " attribute");
         break;
       case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_ARG:
-       error ("invalid protection type (%qs) in %<target(\"branch-protection"
+       error ("invalid protection type %qs in %<target(\"branch-protection"
  	      "=\")%> pragma or attribute", err_str);
         break;
       case AARCH64_PARSE_OK:
@@ -18531,7 +18531,7 @@ aarch64_handle_attr_tune (const char *str)
    switch (parse_res)
      {
        case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_ARG:
-	error ("invalid name (%qs) in %<target(\"tune=\")%> pragma or attribute", str);
+	error ("invalid name %qs in %<target(\"tune=\")%> pragma or attribute", str);
  	aarch64_print_hint_for_core (str);
  	break;
        default:
@@ -18576,7 +18576,7 @@ aarch64_handle_attr_isa_flags (char *str)
  	break;
  
        case AARCH64_PARSE_INVALID_FEATURE:
-	error ("invalid feature modifier %s of value (%qs) in "
+	error ("invalid feature modifier %qs of value %qs in "
  	       "%<target()%> pragma or attribute", invalid_extension.c_str (), str);
  	break;
  
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/branch-protection-attr.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/branch-protection-attr.c
index 1d6e55f3907..272000c2747 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/branch-protection-attr.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/branch-protection-attr.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ void __attribute__ ((target("branch-protection=leaf")))
  foo1 ()
  {
  }
-/* { dg-error {invalid protection type \('leaf'\) in 'target\("branch-protection="\)' pragma or attribute} "" { target *-*-* } 5 } */
+/* { dg-error {invalid protection type 'leaf' in 'target\("branch-protection="\)' pragma or attribute} "" { target *-*-* } 5 } */
  /* { dg-error {pragma or attribute 'target\("branch-protection=leaf"\)' is not valid} "" { target *-*-* } 5 } */
  
  void __attribute__ ((target("branch-protection=none+pac-ret")))
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_1.c
index 8654674fc67..7f58be04bb1 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_1.c
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ __attribute__((target ("arch=armv8-a-typo"))) void
  foo ()
  {
    /* { dg-message "valid arguments are: \[^\n\r]*(; did you mean 'armv*'?)?"  "" { target *-*-* } .-1 } */
-  /* { dg-error "invalid name \\('armv8-a-typo'\\) in 'target\\(\"arch=\"\\)' pragma or attribute"  "" { target *-*-* } .-2 } */
+  /* { dg-error "invalid name 'armv8-a-typo' in 'target\\(\"arch=\"\\)' pragma or attribute"  "" { target *-*-* } .-2 } */
    /* { dg-error "pragma or attribute 'target\\(\"arch=armv8-a-typo\"\\)' is not valid"  "" { target *-*-* } .-3 } */
  }
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_2.c
index 1cc2c0591dc..83c8686c922 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_2.c
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ __attribute__((target ("cpu=cortex-a57-typo"))) void
  foo ()
  {
    /* { dg-message "valid arguments are: \[^\n\r]*; did you mean 'cortex-a57'?"  "" { target *-*-* } .-1 } */
-  /* { dg-error "invalid name \\('cortex-a57-typo'\\) in 'target\\(\"cpu=\"\\)' pragma or attribute"  "" { target *-*-* } .-2 } */
+  /* { dg-error "invalid name 'cortex-a57-typo' in 'target\\(\"cpu=\"\\)' pragma or attribute"  "" { target *-*-* } .-2 } */
    /* { dg-error "pragma or attribute 'target\\(\"cpu=cortex-a57-typo\"\\)' is not valid"  "" { target *-*-* } .-3 } */
  }
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_3.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_3.c
index 9953872b679..069c4211e48 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_3.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/spellcheck_3.c
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ __attribute__((target ("tune=cortex-a57-typo"))) void
  foo ()
  {
    /* { dg-message "valid arguments are: \[^\n\r]*; did you mean 'cortex-a57'?"  "" { target *-*-* } .-1 } */
-  /* { dg-error "invalid name \\('cortex-a57-typo'\\) in 'target\\(\"tune=\"\\)' pragma or attribute"  "" { target *-*-* } .-2 } */
+  /* { dg-error "invalid name 'cortex-a57-typo' in 'target\\(\"tune=\"\\)' pragma or attribute"  "" { target *-*-* } .-2 } */
    /* { dg-error "pragma or attribute 'target\\(\"tune=cortex-a57-typo\"\\)' is not valid"  "" { target *-*-* } .-3 } */
  }
