diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.c binutils-2.27/ld/ldlang.c
--- binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.c	2017-01-31 11:08:03.711398839 +0000
+++ binutils-2.27/ld/ldlang.c	2017-01-31 11:09:31.411347584 +0000
@@ -2034,14 +2034,11 @@ static void
 lang_print_asneeded (void)
 {
   struct asneeded_minfo *m;
-  char buf[100];
 
   if (asneeded_list_head == NULL)
     return;
 
-  sprintf (buf, _("\nAs-needed library included "
-		  "to satisfy reference by file (symbol)\n\n"));
-  minfo ("%s", buf);
+  minfo (_("\nAs-needed library included to satisfy reference by file (symbol)\n\n"));
 
   for (m = asneeded_list_head; m != NULL; m = m->next)
     {
diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/ldmain.c binutils-2.27/ld/ldmain.c
--- binutils.orig/ld/ldmain.c	2017-01-31 11:08:03.874396886 +0000
+++ binutils-2.27/ld/ldmain.c	2017-01-31 11:09:01.393708155 +0000
@@ -840,11 +840,7 @@ add_archive_element (struct bfd_link_inf
 
       if (!header_printed)
 	{
-	  char buf[100];
-
-	  sprintf (buf, _("Archive member included "
-			  "to satisfy reference by file (symbol)\n\n"));
-	  minfo ("%s", buf);
+	  minfo (_("Archive member included to satisfy reference by file (symbol)\n\n"));
 	  header_printed = TRUE;
 	}