diff --git a/test/testext-mpfr.ok b/test/testext-mpfr.ok
index 6a5f98147..adf8685e2 100644
--- a/test/testext-mpfr.ok
+++ b/test/testext-mpfr.ok
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var_test: sym_update of ARGC failed - correctly
 var_test: sym_update("testvar") succeeded
 var_test() returned 1, test_var = 42
 
-test_errno() returned 1, ERRNO = No child processes
+test_errno() returned 1, ERRNO = No child process
 
 fubar = 9
 rumpus = -5
diff --git a/test/testext.ok b/test/testext.ok
index 3e0c1328c..11d150fe3 100644
--- a/test/testext.ok
+++ b/test/testext.ok
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var_test: sym_update of ARGC failed - correctly
 var_test: sym_update("testvar") succeeded
 var_test() returned 1, test_var = 42
 
-test_errno() returned 1, ERRNO = No child processes
+test_errno() returned 1, ERRNO = No child process
 
 fubar = 9
 rumpus = -5
diff --git a/vms/vmstest.com b/vms/vmstest.com
index a042764b1..c47984e38 100644
--- a/vms/vmstest.com
+++ b/vms/vmstest.com
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ $	set noOn
 $	AWKLIBPATH_dir
 $	gawk -f _'test'.awk >_'test'.tmp 2>&1
 $	if .not. $status then call exit_code '$status' _'test'.tmp
-$	gawk "{gsub(""no children"",""No child processes"")}1" -
+$	gawk "{gsub(""no children"",""No child process"")}1" -
 	    _'test'.tmp >_'test'.tmp1
 $	rm sys$disk:[]_'test'.tmp;*
 $	mv sys$disk:[]_'test'.tmp1 sys$disk:[]_'test'.tmp
