diff --git a/gio/gdbusaddress.c b/gio/gdbusaddress.c
index 3015457a5..3b0f369d8 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusaddress.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusaddress.c
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ is_valid_nonce_tcp (const gchar  *address_entry,
           g_set_error (error,
                        G_IO_ERROR,
                        G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                       _("Error in address “%s” — the port attribute is malformed"),
-                       address_entry);
+                       _("Error in address “%s” — the “%s” attribute is malformed"),
+                       address_entry, "port");
           goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ is_valid_nonce_tcp (const gchar  *address_entry,
       g_set_error (error,
                    G_IO_ERROR,
                    G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                   _("Error in address “%s” — the family attribute is malformed"),
-                   address_entry);
+                   _("Error in address “%s” — the “%s” attribute is malformed"),
+                   address_entry, "family");
       goto out;
     }
 
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ is_valid_tcp (const gchar  *address_entry,
           g_set_error (error,
                        G_IO_ERROR,
                        G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                       _("Error in address “%s” — the port attribute is malformed"),
-                       address_entry);
+                       _("Error in address “%s” — the “%s” attribute is malformed"),
+                       address_entry, "port");
           goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ is_valid_tcp (const gchar  *address_entry,
       g_set_error (error,
                    G_IO_ERROR,
                    G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                   _("Error in address “%s” — the family attribute is malformed"),
-                   address_entry);
+                   _("Error in address “%s” — the “%s” attribute is malformed"),
+                   address_entry, "family");
       goto out;
     }