diff -r 1c33866c1ae9 -r e03cbceed96a libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Fri Aug 26 00:00:52 2016 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Fri Aug 26 03:04:41 2016 -0500
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 			res, &error);
 
 	if (!result) {
-		purple_connection_g_error(gc, error,
-				_("Lost connection with server: %s"));
+		g_prefix_error(&error, _("Lost connection with server: "));
+		purple_connection_g_error(gc, error);
 		g_clear_error(&error);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@
 			res, &error);
 
 	if (conn == NULL) {
-		purple_connection_g_error(gc, error,
-				_("Unable to connect: %s"));
+		g_prefix_error(&error, _("Unable to connect: "));
+		purple_connection_g_error(gc, error);
 		g_clear_error(&error);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@
 			G_DATA_INPUT_STREAM(source), res, &len, &error);
 
 	if (line == NULL && error != NULL) {
-		purple_connection_g_error(gc, error,
-				_("Lost connection with server: %s"));
+		g_prefix_error(&error, _("Lost connection with server: "));
+		purple_connection_g_error(gc, error);
 		g_clear_error(&error);
 		return;
 	} else if (line == NULL) {