diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestDir.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestDir.java
index 913c534d1..792c804ec 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestDir.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestDir.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public final class DestDir extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
             return false;
         }
         if (f.exists() && !f.isDirectory()) {
-            message = "DestDir " + f + " is not a directory.";
+            message = f + " is not a directory.";
             return false;
         }
         //If DestDir does not exist, make sure it is well formed.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public final class DestDir extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
                 File parent = new File(tmp.getParent());
                 if (parent.exists()) {
                     if (!parent.isDirectory()) {
-                        message = "DestDir " + f + " contains the path "
+                        message = f + " contains the path "
                                   + parent + " that is not a directory.";
                         return false;
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestFile.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestFile.java
index 18c39a40d..b3ce20e2f 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestFile.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DestFile.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public final class DestFile extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
             return false;
         }
         if (f.exists() && !f.isFile()) {
-            message = "DestFile " + f + " is not a file.";
+            message = f + " is not a file.";
             return false;
         }
         //If DestFile does not exist, make sure it is well formed.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public final class DestFile extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
                 File parent = new File(tmp.getParent());
                 if (parent.exists()) {
                     if (!parent.isDirectory()) {
-                        message = "DestFile " + f + " contains the path "
+                        message = f + " contains the path "
                                   + parent + " that is not a directory.";
                         return false;
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcDir.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcDir.java
index f7f58ca5a..9174a872d 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcDir.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcDir.java
@@ -63,21 +63,21 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:umagesh@apache.org">Magesh Umasankar</a>
  */
 public final class SrcDir extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
-    
-    /** 
+
+    /**
      * empty constructor
      */
     public SrcDir() {}
-    
-    
-     /** 
-     * file constructor; performs validation 
+
+
+     /**
+     * file constructor; performs validation
      * @param file the file to use
      */
     public SrcDir(File file) throws BuildException {
-        setFile(file);    
+        setFile(file);
     }
-    
+
     private String message;
 
     protected final String getMessage() {
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ public final class SrcDir extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
             return false;
         }
         if (!f.exists()) {
-            message = "SrcDir " + f + " does not exist.";
+            message = f + " does not exist.";
             return false;
         }
         if (!f.isDirectory()) {
-            message = "SrcDir " + f + " is not a directory.";
+            message = f + " is not a directory.";
             return false;
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcFile.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcFile.java
index 30f9d9d9c..f8333d6ae 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcFile.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/SrcFile.java
@@ -64,20 +64,20 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
  */
 public final class SrcFile extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
 
-    /** 
+    /**
      * empty constructor
      */
     public SrcFile() {}
-    
-    
-     /** 
-     * file constructor; performs validation 
+
+
+     /**
+     * file constructor; performs validation
      * @param file the file to use
      */
     public SrcFile(File file) throws BuildException {
-        setFile(file);    
+        setFile(file);
     }
-    
+
     private String message;
 
     protected final String getMessage() {
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ public final class SrcFile extends ValidatedFileAttribute {
             return false;
         }
         if (!f.exists()) {
-            message = "SrcFile " + f + " does not exist.";
+            message = f + " does not exist.";
             return false;
         }
         if (!f.isFile()) {
-            message = "SrcFile " + f + " is not a file.";
+            message = f + " is not a file.";
             return false;
         }
         return true;