diff --git a/init.d/tmpfilesd.boot.in b/init.d/tmpfilesd.boot.in
index 838bdd86..471c1280 100644
--- a/init.d/tmpfilesd.boot.in
+++ b/init.d/tmpfilesd.boot.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ depend()
 
 start()
 {
-	ebegin "${description/Create/Creating}"
+	ebegin "Creating ${description#Create }"
 	@LIBEXECDIR@/sh/tmpfiles.sh --create ${tmpfiles_opts}
 	eend $?
 	return 0
diff --git a/init.d/tmpfilesd.sysinit.in b/init.d/tmpfilesd.sysinit.in
index 9a0dbe47..c4c2a2fc 100644
--- a/init.d/tmpfilesd.sysinit.in
+++ b/init.d/tmpfilesd.sysinit.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depend()
 
 start()
 {
-	ebegin "${description/Create/Creating}"
+	ebegin "Creating ${description#Create }"
 	@LIBEXECDIR@/sh/tmpfiles.sh --create ${tmpfiles_opts}
 	eend $?
 	return 0