diff --git a/libisofs/libiso_msgs.c b/libisofs/libiso_msgs.c
index 2ff2ed5..81ddcef 100644
--- a/libisofs/libiso_msgs.c
+++ b/libisofs/libiso_msgs.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int libiso_msgs__sev_to_text(int severity, char **severity_name,
                              int flag)
 {
  if(flag&1) {
-   *severity_name= "NEVER\nABORT\nFATAL\nFAILURE\nMISHAP\nSORRY\nWARNING\nHINT\nNOTE\nUPDATE\nDEBUG\nERRFILE\nALL";
+   *severity_name= "ALL ERRFILE DEBUG UPDATE NOTE HINT WARNING SORRY MISHAP FAILURE FATAL ABORT NEVER";
    return(1);
  }
  *severity_name= "";
diff --git a/libisofs/libiso_msgs.h b/libisofs/libiso_msgs.h
index 9323d2d..0b3ffaf 100644
--- a/libisofs/libiso_msgs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libiso_msgs.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ int libiso_msgs_submit(struct libiso_msgs *m, int origin, int error_code,
 
 /** Convert a registered severity number into a severity name
     @param flag Bitfield for control purposes:
-      bit0= list all severity names in a newline separated string
+      bit0= list all severity names in a blank separated string
     @return >0 success, <=0 failure
 */
 int libiso_msgs__sev_to_text(int severity, char **severity_name,