diff --git a/base-hw/src/base/signal/signal.cc b/base-hw/src/base/signal/signal.cc
index 961548dac6..18aac7e092 100644
--- a/base-hw/src/base/signal/signal.cc
+++ b/base-hw/src/base/signal/signal.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Signal_receiver::Signal_receiver()
 				PDBG("Failed to alloc signal receiver");
 				break;
 			}
-			PINF("upgrade quota donation for Signal session");
+			PINF("upgrading quota donation for Signal session");
 			env()->parent()->upgrade(s->cap(), "ram_quota=4K");
 			session_upgraded = 1;
 		}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Signal_context_capability Signal_receiver::manage(Signal_context * const c)
 		} catch (Signal_session::Out_of_metadata)
 		{
 			/* upgrade session quota and try again, but only once */
-			PINF("upgrade quota donation for Signal session");
+			PINF("upgrading quota donation for Signal session");
 			if (session_upgraded) return Signal_context_capability();
 			env()->parent()->upgrade(s->cap(), "ram_quota=4K");
 			session_upgraded = 1;
diff --git a/base-linux/include/base/platform_env.h b/base-linux/include/base/platform_env.h
index 8611b9c921..d18f891c9a 100644
--- a/base-linux/include/base/platform_env.h
+++ b/base-linux/include/base/platform_env.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 								if (try_again)
 									break;
 
-								PINF("upgrade quota donation for Env::RAM session");
+								PINF("upgrading quota donation for Env::RAM session");
 								env()->parent()->upgrade(_cap, "ram_quota=8K");
 								try_again = true;
 							}
diff --git a/base/include/base/platform_env.h b/base/include/base/platform_env.h
index 69d992ac16..45c7c604ec 100644
--- a/base/include/base/platform_env.h
+++ b/base/include/base/platform_env.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 							if (try_again)
 								break;
 
-							PINF("upgrade quota donation for Env::RM session");
+							PINF("upgrading quota donation for Env::RM session");
 							env()->parent()->upgrade(_cap, "ram_quota=8K");
 							try_again = true;
 						}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 							if (try_again)
 								break;
 
-							PINF("upgrade quota donation for Env::RM session");
+							PINF("upgrading quota donation for Env::RM session");
 							env()->parent()->upgrade(_cap, "ram_quota=8K");
 							try_again = true;
 						}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 							if (try_again)
 								break;
 
-							PINF("upgrade quota donation for Env::RAM session");
+							PINF("upgrading quota donation for Env::RAM session");
 							env()->parent()->upgrade(_cap, "ram_quota=8K");
 							try_again = true;
 						}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 							if (try_again)
 								break;
 
-							PINF("upgrade quota donation for Env::CPU session");
+							PINF("upgrading quota donation for Env::CPU session");
 							env()->parent()->upgrade(_cap, "ram_quota=8K");
 							try_again = true;
 						}
diff --git a/base/src/base/signal/signal.cc b/base/src/base/signal/signal.cc
index 0a0ae55a61..23df8880a9 100644
--- a/base/src/base/signal/signal.cc
+++ b/base/src/base/signal/signal.cc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Signal_context_capability Signal_receiver::manage(Signal_context *context)
 			if (try_again)
 				break;
 
-			PINF("upgrade quota donation for SIGNAL session");
+			PINF("upgrading quota donation for SIGNAL session");
 			env()->parent()->upgrade(signal_connection()->cap(), "ram_quota=4K");
 			try_again = true;
 		}
diff --git a/os/src/server/iso9660/main.cc b/os/src/server/iso9660/main.cc
index 909c3d05b9..19a60767e1 100644
--- a/os/src/server/iso9660/main.cc
+++ b/os/src/server/iso9660/main.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Iso {
 						if (try_again)
 							break;
 
-						PINF("upgrade quota donation for RM session");
+						PINF("upgrading quota donation for RM session");
 						Genode::env()->parent()->upgrade(_rm->cap(), "ram_quota=32K");
 						try_again = true;
 					}