diff --git a/controls.cpp b/controls.cpp
index 8f53a89c..fbec5284 100644
--- a/controls.cpp
+++ b/controls.cpp
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ void S9xApplyCommand (s9xcommand_t cmd, int16 data1, int16 data2)
 
 						if (S9xUnfreezeGame(filename.c_str()))
 						{
-							snprintf(buf, 256, "Quick save-state %s loaded", ext.c_str());
+							snprintf(buf, 256, "%s loaded", S9xBasename(filename).c_str());
 							S9xSetInfoString(buf);
 						}
 						else
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ void S9xApplyCommand (s9xcommand_t cmd, int16 data1, int16 data2)
 
 						auto filename = S9xGetFilename(ext, SNAPSHOT_DIR);
 
-						snprintf(buf, 256, "Quick save-state %s saved", ext.c_str());
+						snprintf(buf, 256, "%s saved", S9xBasename(filename).c_str());
 						S9xSetInfoString(buf);
 
 						S9xFreezeGame(filename.c_str());