diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/hunger.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/hunger.lua
index d37d051423..81f37e717d 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/hunger.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/hunger.lua
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ local function poisonp(tick, time, time_left, damage, exhaustion, name)
 	-- TODO: Introduce fatal poison at higher difficulties
 	if player:get_hp()-damage > 0 then
 		if mod_death_messages then
-			mcl_death_messages.player_damage(player, S("@1 succumbed to the poison."), name)
+			mcl_death_messages.player_damage(player, S("@1 succumbed to the poison.", name))
 		end
 		player:set_hp(player:get_hp()-damage)
 	end
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/init.lua
index 87812b8d0a..0e64a19067 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_hunger/init.lua
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 				-- TODO: Allow starvation at higher difficulty levels
 					if hp-1 > 0 then
 						if mod_death_messages then
-							mcl_death_messages.player_damage(player, S("@1 starved to death."), name)
+							mcl_death_messages.player_damage(player, S("@1 starved to death.", name))
 						end
 						player:set_hp(hp-1)
 					end