Index: findutils-4.10.0/find/ftsfind.c
===================================================================
--- findutils-4.10.0.orig/find/ftsfind.c
+++ findutils-4.10.0/find/ftsfind.c
@@ -188,27 +188,6 @@ visit (FTS *p, FTSENT *ent, struct stat
     }
 }
 
-static const char*
-partial_quotearg_n (int n, char *s, size_t len, enum quoting_style style)
-{
-  if (0 == len)
-    {
-      return quotearg_n_style (n, style, "");
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      char saved;
-      const char *result;
-
-      saved = s[len];
-      s[len] = 0;
-      result = quotearg_n_style (n, style, s);
-      s[len] = saved;
-      return result;
-    }
-}
-
-
 /* We've detected a file system loop.   This is caused by one of
  * two things:
  *
@@ -218,7 +197,7 @@ partial_quotearg_n (int n, char *s, size
  *
  * 2. We have hit a real cycle in the directory hierarchy.  In this
  *    case, we issue a diagnostic message (POSIX requires this) and we
- *    skip that directory entry.
+ *    will skip that directory entry.
  */
 static void
 issue_loop_warning (FTSENT * ent)
@@ -241,12 +220,8 @@ issue_loop_warning (FTSENT * ent)
        */
       error (0, 0,
 	     _("File system loop detected; "
-	       "%s is part of the same file system loop as %s."),
-	     safely_quote_err_filename (0, ent->fts_path),
-	     partial_quotearg_n (1,
-				 ent->fts_cycle->fts_path,
-				 ent->fts_cycle->fts_pathlen,
-				 options.err_quoting_style));
+               "the following directory is part of the cycle: %s"),
+             safely_quote_err_filename (0, ent->fts_path));
     }
 }