diff --git a/lib/dependencies/HarmonyExportImportedSpecifierDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/HarmonyExportImportedSpecifierDependency.js
index 1183dc542..15429b6ed 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/HarmonyExportImportedSpecifierDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/HarmonyExportImportedSpecifierDependency.js
@@ -359,10 +359,9 @@ class HarmonyExportImportedSpecifierDependency extends HarmonyImportDependency {
 				this._id !== "default"
 			) {
 				// In strict harmony modules we only support the default export
-				const exportName = `the named export '${this._id}'`;
 				return [
 					new HarmonyLinkingError(
-						`Can't reexport ${exportName} from non EcmaScript module (only default export is available)`
+						`Can't reexport the named export '${this._id}' from non EcmaScript module (only default export is available)`
 					)
 				];
 			}
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/HarmonyImportSpecifierDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/HarmonyImportSpecifierDependency.js
index 76b9e2410..d07fbf1ca 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/HarmonyImportSpecifierDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/HarmonyImportSpecifierDependency.js
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ class HarmonyImportSpecifierDependency extends HarmonyImportDependency {
 				this._id !== "default"
 			) {
 				// In strict harmony modules we only support the default export
-				const exportName = `the named export '${this._id}'`;
 				return [
 					new HarmonyLinkingError(
-						`Can't import ${exportName} from non EcmaScript module (only default export is available)`
+						`Can't import the named export '${this._id}' from non EcmaScript module (only default export is available)`
 					)
 				];
 			}