diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 838991b..42f9765 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@
 
     if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_LIST)
     {
-	emsg(_(e_invarg));
+	emsg(_(e_invalid_argument));
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@
 		info->item_compare_func = tv_get_string(&argvars[1]);
 	    else if (nr != 0)
 	    {
-		emsg(_(e_invarg));
+		emsg(_(e_invalid_argument));
 		return FAIL;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -2670,7 +2670,7 @@
     {
 	if (argvars[2].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN
 		&& argvars[3].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-	    emsg(_(e_invarg));
+	    emsg(_(e_invalid_argument));
 	else
 	    n = dict_count(argvars[0].vval.v_dict, &argvars[1], ic);
     }