diff --git a/mercurial/patch.py b/mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py
@@ -376,15 +376,11 @@ class patchfile:
 
         if not self.rej:
             return
-        if self.hunks != 1:
-            hunkstr = "s"
-        else:
-            hunkstr = ""
 
         fname = self.fname + ".rej"
         self.ui.warn(
-            _("%d out of %d hunk%s FAILED -- saving rejects to file %s\n") %
-            (len(self.rej), self.hunks, hunkstr, fname))
+            _("%d out of %d hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file %s\n") %
+            (len(self.rej), self.hunks, fname))
         try: os.unlink(fname)
         except:
             pass
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-missingfiles.out b/tests/test-mq-missingfiles.out
--- a/tests/test-mq-missingfiles.out
+++ b/tests/test-mq-missingfiles.out
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Patch queue now empty
 % push git patch with missing target
 applying changeb
 unable to find 'b' for patching
-1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file b.rej
+1 out of 1 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file b.rej
 patch failed, unable to continue (try -v)
 b: No such file or directory
 b not tracked!
diff --git a/tests/test-mq.out b/tests/test-mq.out
--- a/tests/test-mq.out
+++ b/tests/test-mq.out
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Patch queue now empty
 applying foo
 applying bar
 file foo already exists
-1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file foo.rej
+1 out of 1 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file foo.rej
 patch failed, unable to continue (try -v)
 patch failed, rejects left in working dir
 Errors during apply, please fix and refresh bar
diff --git a/tests/test-transplant.out b/tests/test-transplant.out
--- a/tests/test-transplant.out
+++ b/tests/test-transplant.out
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ created new head
 applying a1e30dd1b8e7
 patching file foo
 Hunk #1 FAILED at 0
-1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file foo.rej
+1 out of 1 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file foo.rej
 patch failed to apply
 abort: Fix up the merge and run hg transplant --continue
 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 applying a1e30dd1b8e7
 patching file foo
 Hunk #1 FAILED at 0
-1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file foo.rej
+1 out of 1 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file foo.rej
 patch failed to apply
 abort: Fix up the merge and run hg transplant --continue
 a1e30dd1b8e7 transplanted as f1563cf27039