diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.cpp b/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.cpp
index e1522c5c..3bb8e288 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 // Headers
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <SFML/Audio/ALCheck.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Audio/AudioDevice.hpp>
 #include <SFML/System/Err.hpp>
+#include <string>
 
 
 namespace sf
@@ -35,14 +35,16 @@ namespace sf
 namespace priv
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void alCheckError(const std::string& file, unsigned int line)
+void alCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line, const char* expression)
 {
     // Get the last error
     ALenum errorCode = alGetError();
 
     if (errorCode != AL_NO_ERROR)
     {
-        std::string error, description;
+        std::string fileString = file;
+        std::string error = "Unknown error";
+        std::string description = "No description";
 
         // Decode the error code
         switch (errorCode)
@@ -50,43 +52,44 @@ void alCheckError(const std::string& file, unsigned int line)
             case AL_INVALID_NAME:
             {
                 error = "AL_INVALID_NAME";
-                description = "an unacceptable name has been specified";
+                description = "A bad name (ID) has been specified.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case AL_INVALID_ENUM:
             {
                 error = "AL_INVALID_ENUM";
-                description = "an unacceptable value has been specified for an enumerated argument";
+                description = "An unacceptable value has been specified for an enumerated argument.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case AL_INVALID_VALUE:
             {
                 error = "AL_INVALID_VALUE";
-                description = "a numeric argument is out of range";
+                description = "A numeric argument is out of range.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case AL_INVALID_OPERATION:
             {
                 error = "AL_INVALID_OPERATION";
-                description = "the specified operation is not allowed in the current state";
+                description = "The specified operation is not allowed in the current state.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case AL_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
             {
                 error = "AL_OUT_OF_MEMORY";
-                description = "there is not enough memory left to execute the command";
+                description = "There is not enough memory left to execute the command.";
                 break;
             }
         }
 
         // Log the error
         err() << "An internal OpenAL call failed in "
-              << file.substr(file.find_last_of("\\/") + 1) << " (" << line << ") : "
-              << error << ", " << description
+              << fileString.substr(fileString.find_last_of("\\/") + 1) << "(" << line << ")."
+              << "\nExpression:\n   " << expression
+              << "\nError description:\n   " << error << "\n   " << description << "\n"
               << std::endl;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.hpp b/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.hpp
index 34b76264..750af9ec 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.hpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/ALCheck.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 // Headers
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <SFML/Config.hpp>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
 #ifdef SFML_SYSTEM_IOS
     #include <OpenAl/al.h>
     #include <OpenAl/alc.h>
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ namespace sf
 namespace priv
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// Let's define a macro to quickly check every OpenAL API calls
+/// Let's define a macro to quickly check every OpenAL API call
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #ifdef SFML_DEBUG
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ namespace priv
 #else
 
     // Else, we don't add any overhead
-    #define alCheck(Func) (Func)
+    #define alCheck(expr) (expr)
 
 #endif
 
@@ -66,9 +64,10 @@ namespace priv
 ///
 /// \param file Source file where the call is located
 /// \param line Line number of the source file where the call is located
+/// \param expression The evaluated expression as a string
 ///
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void alCheckError(const std::string& file, unsigned int line);
+void alCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line, const char* expression);
 
 } // namespace priv
 
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp
index ce777b2c..2a706cd8 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.hpp>
 #include <SFML/System/Err.hpp>
+#include <string>
 
 
 namespace sf
@@ -34,16 +35,16 @@ namespace sf
 namespace priv
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void glCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line)
+void glCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line, const char* expression)
 {
     // Get the last error
     GLenum errorCode = glGetError();
 
     if (errorCode != GL_NO_ERROR)
     {
-        std::string fileString(file);
-        std::string error = "unknown error";
-        std::string description  = "no description";
+        std::string fileString = file;
+        std::string error = "Unknown error";
+        std::string description  = "No description";
 
         // Decode the error code
         switch (errorCode)
@@ -51,57 +52,58 @@ void glCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line)
             case GL_INVALID_ENUM:
             {
                 error = "GL_INVALID_ENUM";
-                description = "an unacceptable value has been specified for an enumerated argument";
+                description = "An unacceptable value has been specified for an enumerated argument.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case GL_INVALID_VALUE:
             {
                 error = "GL_INVALID_VALUE";
-                description = "a numeric argument is out of range";
+                description = "A numeric argument is out of range.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case GL_INVALID_OPERATION:
             {
                 error = "GL_INVALID_OPERATION";
-                description = "the specified operation is not allowed in the current state";
+                description = "The specified operation is not allowed in the current state.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case GL_STACK_OVERFLOW:
             {
                 error = "GL_STACK_OVERFLOW";
-                description = "this command would cause a stack overflow";
+                description = "This command would cause a stack overflow.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case GL_STACK_UNDERFLOW:
             {
                 error = "GL_STACK_UNDERFLOW";
-                description = "this command would cause a stack underflow";
+                description = "This command would cause a stack underflow.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
             {
                 error = "GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY";
-                description = "there is not enough memory left to execute the command";
+                description = "There is not enough memory left to execute the command.";
                 break;
             }
 
             case GLEXT_GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION:
             {
                 error = "GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION";
-                description = "the object bound to FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING is not \"framebuffer complete\"";
+                description = "The object bound to FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING is not \"framebuffer complete\".";
                 break;
             }
         }
 
         // Log the error
         err() << "An internal OpenGL call failed in "
-              << fileString.substr(fileString.find_last_of("\\/") + 1) << " (" << line << ") : "
-              << error << ", " << description
+              << fileString.substr(fileString.find_last_of("\\/") + 1) << "(" << line << ")."
+              << "\nExpression:\n   " << expression
+              << "\nError description:\n   " << error << "\n   " << description << "\n"
               << std::endl;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.hpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.hpp
index 94e386b3..9b7db8b7 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.hpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <SFML/Config.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/GLExtensions.hpp>
-#include <string>
 
 
 namespace sf
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ namespace sf
 namespace priv
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// Let's define a macro to quickly check every OpenGL API calls
+/// Let's define a macro to quickly check every OpenGL API call
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #ifdef SFML_DEBUG
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ namespace priv
 #else
 
     // Else, we don't add any overhead
-    #define glCheck(call) (call)
+    #define glCheck(expr) (expr)
 
 #endif
 
@@ -58,9 +57,10 @@ namespace priv
 ///
 /// \param file Source file where the call is located
 /// \param line Line number of the source file where the call is located
+/// \param expression The evaluated expression as a string
 ///
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void glCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line);
+void glCheckError(const char* file, unsigned int line, const char* expression);
 
 } // namespace priv