diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index caf481a1..10a0654d 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ check_software() {
 	# check for sudo if we will need it during makepkg execution
 	if (( ! ( ASROOT || INFAKEROOT ) && ( DEP_BIN || RMDEPS || INSTALL ) )); then
 		if ! type -p sudo >/dev/null; then
-			warning "$(gettext "Sudo can not be found. Will use su to acquire root privileges.")"
+			warning "$(gettext "Cannot find the %s binary. Will use %s to acquire root privileges.")" "sudo" "su"
 		fi
 	fi