diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index b6283b109f..a31eeb87a8 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -359,14 +359,14 @@ static void dump_to_file_desperate(const void *data, size_t size, int type)
    strlcat(path, ramtype2str(type), sizeof(path));
 
    if (dump_to_file(path, data, size))
-      RARCH_WARN("Succeeded in saving RAM data to \"%s\". Phew ... :D\n", path);
+      RARCH_WARN("Succeeded in saving RAM data to \"%s\".\n", path);
    else
       goto error;
 
    return;
 
 error:
-   RARCH_WARN("Failed ... Tough luck ... :(\n");
+   RARCH_WARN("Failed ... Cannot recover save file.\n");
 }
 
 bool save_state(const char *path)