diff --git a/src/gtk2/gui_dialogs.c b/src/gtk2/gui_dialogs.c
index e85cf88..540e67a 100644
--- a/src/gtk2/gui_dialogs.c
+++ b/src/gtk2/gui_dialogs.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ gui_yes_no(const char *title,
                                     GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
                                     GTK_MESSAGE_QUESTION,
                                     GTK_BUTTONS_YES_NO,
+                                    "%s",
                                     message);
     button = gtk_dialog_run(GTK_DIALOG(dialog));
     switch(button) {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ gui_alert(const char *format,
                                     GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
                                     GTK_MESSAGE_INFO,
                                     GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE,
+                                    "%s",
                                     wordwrap(message, 60));
     gtk_dialog_run(GTK_DIALOG(dialog));
     gtk_widget_destroy(dialog);
