diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index c0e503d37..0da19ea03 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int git_libgit2_opts(int key, ...)
 			}
 		}
 #else
-		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Cannot set certificate locations: OpenSSL is not enabled");
+		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "cannot set certificate locations: OpenSSL is not enabled");
 		error = -1;
 #endif
 		break;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int git_libgit2_opts(int key, ...)
 			}
 		}
 #else
-		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Cannot set custom ciphers: OpenSSL is not enabled");
+		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "cannot set custom ciphers: OpenSSL is not enabled");
 		error = -1;
 #endif
 		break;