diff --git a/guix/status.scm b/guix/status.scm
index 45e441eac53daaf6d548e0e14bf7ad404ab97aaf..4b2edc2f3c38444dc477b54c2df0a7e2c11afd2e 100644
--- a/guix/status.scm
+++ b/guix/status.scm
@@ -472,16 +472,16 @@ (define erase-current-line*
            (let ((count (match (assq-ref properties 'graft)
                           (#f  0)
                           (lst (or (assq-ref lst 'count) 0)))))
-             (format port (info (N_ "applying ~a graft for ~a ..."
-                                    "applying ~a grafts for ~a ..."
+             (format port (info (N_ "applying ~a graft for ~a..."
+                                    "applying ~a grafts for ~a..."
                                     count))
                      count drv)))
          ('profile
           (let ((count (match (assq-ref properties 'profile)
                          (#f  0)
                          (lst (or (assq-ref lst 'count) 0)))))
-            (format port (info (N_ "building profile with ~a package ..."
-                                   "building profile with ~a packages ..."
+            (format port (info (N_ "building profile with ~a package..."
+                                   "building profile with ~a packages..."
                                    count))
                     count)))
          ('profile-hook
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ (define erase-current-line*
        (newline port)))
     (('download-started item uri _ ...)
      (erase-current-line*)
-     (format port (info (G_ "downloading from ~a ...")) uri)
+     (format port (info (G_ "downloading from ~a...")) uri)
      (newline port))
     (('download-progress item uri
                          (= string->number size)