diff --git a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
index 1de5d12223..528e6452cf 100644
--- a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
+++ b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ static int prompt_root_password(void) {
         print_welcome();
         putchar('\n');
 
-        msg1 = strjoina(special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_TRIANGULAR_BULLET), " Please enter a new root password (empty to skip): ");
-        msg2 = strjoina(special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_TRIANGULAR_BULLET), " Please enter new root password again: ");
+        msg1 = strjoina(special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_TRIANGULAR_BULLET), " Please enter a new root password (empty to skip):");
+        msg2 = strjoina(special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_TRIANGULAR_BULLET), " Please enter new root password again:");
 
         for (;;) {
                 _cleanup_strv_free_erase_ char **a = NULL, **b = NULL;