diff --git a/binutils/aa_status.c b/binutils/aa_status.c
index b51140275..382197007 100644
--- a/binutils/aa_status.c
+++ b/binutils/aa_status.c
@@ -1038,8 +1038,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * have policy associated.
 	 */
 	ret = get_profiles(fp, &profiles, &nprofiles);
-	if (ret != 0 && !opt_json) {
-		eprintf(_("Failed to get profiles: %d....\n"), ret);
+	if (ret == AA_EXIT_NO_POLICY) {
+		eprintf(_("No policy loaded into the kernel\n"));
+	} else if (ret != 0 && !opt_json) {
+		eprintf(_("Failed to retrieve profiles from kernel: %d....\n"), ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1068,7 +1070,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		ret = get_processes(profiles, nprofiles, &processes, &nprocesses);
 		if (ret != 0) {
-			eprintf(_("Failed to get processes: %d....\n"), ret);
+			eprintf(_("Failed to get confinement information from processes: %d....\n"), ret);
 		} else if (opt_count) {
 			ret = simple_filtered_process_count(outf, &filters, opt_json,
 							processes, nprocesses);
diff --git a/binutils/po/aa_status.pot b/binutils/po/aa_status.pot
index 11dab113a..7e0bd94c1 100644
--- a/binutils/po/aa_status.pot
+++ b/binutils/po/aa_status.pot
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# Translations for aa_status
-# Copyright (C) 2024 Canonical Ltd
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the AppArmor package.
-# John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com>, 2024.
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR Canonical Ltd
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-31 17:49-0700\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-04-26 11:12-0700\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "ERROR: Failed to allocate memory\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:587 ../aa_status.c:653
+#: ../aa_status.c:587 ../aa_status.c:653 ../aa_status.c:603 ../aa_status.c:669
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: failed to compile sub filter '%s'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:715
+#: ../aa_status.c:715 ../aa_status.c:731
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "Usage: %s [OPTIONS]\n"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --process-mixed        --count --ps --mode=mixed\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:734
+#: ../aa_status.c:734 ../aa_status.c:750
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "Usage of filters\n"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --filter.exe:  regular expression to match executable\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:762
+#: ../aa_status.c:762 ../aa_status.c:778
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "Usage: %s [OPTIONS]\n"
@@ -103,45 +103,45 @@ msgid ""
 "  --help[=(legacy|filters)] this message, or info on the specified option\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:856
+#: ../aa_status.c:856 ../aa_status.c:872
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: Invalid --help option '%s'.\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:924
+#: ../aa_status.c:924 ../aa_status.c:940
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: Invalid --show option '%s'.\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:946
+#: ../aa_status.c:946 ../aa_status.c:962
 msgid "Error: Invalid command.\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:971
+#: ../aa_status.c:971 ../aa_status.c:987
 msgid "Error: Unknown options.\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:983
+#: ../aa_status.c:983 ../aa_status.c:999
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: failed to compile mode filter '%s'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:988
+#: ../aa_status.c:988 ../aa_status.c:1004
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: failed to compile profiles filter '%s'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:994
+#: ../aa_status.c:994 ../aa_status.c:1010
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: failed to compile ps filter '%s'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:1000
+#: ../aa_status.c:1000 ../aa_status.c:1016
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error: failed to compile exe filter '%s'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:1015
+#: ../aa_status.c:1015 ../aa_status.c:1031
 #, c-format
 msgid "Failed to open memstream: %m\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -156,10 +156,24 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to get processes: %d....\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:1076
+#: ../aa_status.c:1076 ../aa_status.c:1099
 msgid "Failed to parse json output"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../aa_status.c:1083
+#: ../aa_status.c:1083 ../aa_status.c:1106
 msgid "Failed to print pretty json"
 msgstr ""
+
+#: ../aa_status.c:1044
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to retrieve profiles from kernel: %d....\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../aa_status.c:1073
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to get confinement information from processes: %d....\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../aa_status.c:1042
+msgid "No policy loaded into the kernel\n"
+msgstr ""