diff --git a/ext/standard/link.c b/ext/standard/link.c
index c63f7ff268343..58098d14e8799 100644
--- a/ext/standard/link.c
+++ b/ext/standard/link.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(readlink)
 
 	if (ret == -1) {
 #ifdef PHP_WIN32
-		php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s), error %d)", link, GetLastError());
+		php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s), error %d", link, GetLastError());
 #else
 		php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "%s", strerror(errno));
 #endif
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_error-win32.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_error-win32.phpt
index c49beb2edae0b..afb5e987d7fe7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_error-win32.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_error-win32.phpt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ echo "Done\n";
 --EXPECTF--
 *** Testing readlink() on a non-existent link ***
 
-Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s, error %d) in %s on line %d
+Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s), error %d in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 
 *** Testing readlink() on existing file ***
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_variation2-win32.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_variation2-win32.phpt
index aea1fd0cc0871..f1f561538179e 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_variation2-win32.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/readlink_realpath_variation2-win32.phpt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ string(%d) "%s%ereadlink_realpath_variation2%ehome%etests%elink%ereadlink_realpa
 Warning: symlink(): No such file or directory in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 
-Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s) in %s on line %d
+Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s), error %d in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 bool(false)
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ string(%d) "%s%ereadlink_realpath_variation2%ehome%etests%elink%ereadlink_realpa
 Warning: link(): No such file or directory in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 
-Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s) in %s on line %d
+Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%s), error %d in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 bool(false)
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation7-win32.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation7-win32.phpt
index bf879ce7d92d1..9e94c43cc5c03 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation7-win32.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation7-win32.phpt
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ echo "Done\n";
 --EXPECTF--
 Warning: symlink(): No such file or directory in %srename_variation7-win32.php on line %d
 
-Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%srename_variation7-win32.php.tmp.link), error 2) in %srename_variation7-win32.php on line %d
+Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%srename_variation7-win32.php.tmp.link), error 2 in %srename_variation7-win32.php on line %d
 bool(false)
 
-Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%srename_variation7-win32.php.tmp.link2), error 2) in %srename_variation7-win32.php on line %d
+Warning: readlink(): readlink failed to read the symbolic link (%srename_variation7-win32.php.tmp.link2), error 2 in %srename_variation7-win32.php on line %d
 bool(false)
 Done