diff --git a/gramps2/src/Report.py b/gramps2/src/Report.py
index 2fe15b668..66ae7a555 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Report.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Report.py
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ class ReportDialog(BareReportDialog):
                 # check whether the dir has rwx permissions
                 if not os.access(self.target_path,os.R_OK|os.W_OK|os.X_OK):
                     ErrorDialog(_('Permission problem'),
-                                _("You do not have permissions to write "
+                                _("You do not have permission to write "
                                   "under the directory %s\n\n"
                                   "Please select another directory or correct "
                                   "the permissions." % self.target_path) 
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ class ReportDialog(BareReportDialog):
             parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(self.target_path))
             if not os.access(parent_dir,os.W_OK):
                 ErrorDialog(_('Permission problem'),
-                            _("You do not have permissions to create "
+                            _("You do not have permission to create "
                               "%s\n\n"
                               "Please select another path or correct "
                               "the permissions." % self.target_path)