diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 54afb13..8a791d4 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@
 	if (addr_count == 2)
 	{
 	    if (*arg)		// both range and argument is not allowed
-		return _(e_trailing);
+		return ex_errmsg(e_trailing_arg, arg);
 	    bnr = start_bnr;
 	}
 	else	// addr_count == 1