diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 9f4438027df4..b9e26a56c45d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void on_introduction1_activate(GtkMenuItem * menuitem, gpointer user_data)
 	dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new(GTK_WINDOW(main_wnd),
 					GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
 					GTK_MESSAGE_INFO,
-					GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE, intro_text);
+					GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE, "%s", intro_text);
 	g_signal_connect_swapped(GTK_OBJECT(dialog), "response",
 				 G_CALLBACK(gtk_widget_destroy),
 				 GTK_OBJECT(dialog));
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void on_about1_activate(GtkMenuItem * menuitem, gpointer user_data)
 	dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new(GTK_WINDOW(main_wnd),
 					GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
 					GTK_MESSAGE_INFO,
-					GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE, about_text);
+					GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE, "%s", about_text);
 	g_signal_connect_swapped(GTK_OBJECT(dialog), "response",
 				 G_CALLBACK(gtk_widget_destroy),
 				 GTK_OBJECT(dialog));
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ void on_license1_activate(GtkMenuItem * menuitem, gpointer user_data)
 	dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new(GTK_WINDOW(main_wnd),
 					GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
 					GTK_MESSAGE_INFO,
-					GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE, license_text);
+					GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE, "%s", license_text);
 	g_signal_connect_swapped(GTK_OBJECT(dialog), "response",
 				 G_CALLBACK(gtk_widget_destroy),
 				 GTK_OBJECT(dialog));