diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/IOerror.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/IOerror.C
index 8cf960fee4..a55bbdb62f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/IOerror.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/IOerror.C
@@ -249,6 +249,6 @@ Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const IOerror& ioErr)
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 // Global error definitions
 
-Foam::IOerror Foam::FatalIOError("--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR : ");
+Foam::IOerror Foam::FatalIOError("--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: ");
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.C
index 72d7a6f198..05a52fd57f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.C
@@ -274,6 +274,6 @@ Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const error& fErr)
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 // Global error definitions
 
-Foam::error Foam::FatalError("--> FOAM FATAL ERROR : ");
+Foam::error Foam::FatalError("--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: ");
 
 // ************************************************************************* //