diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 694a26114..50948c697 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-12-21  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	Inline printf templates when possible to enable format checking.
+
 2013-12-21  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* include/grub/crypto.h: Don't discard const attribute.
diff --git a/grub-core/normal/main.c b/grub-core/normal/main.c
index 4c57e090b..c36663f73 100644
--- a/grub-core/normal/main.c
+++ b/grub-core/normal/main.c
@@ -194,14 +194,13 @@ grub_normal_init_page (struct grub_term_output *term,
 {
   grub_ssize_t msg_len;
   int posx;
-  const char *msg = _("GNU GRUB  version %s");
   char *msg_formatted;
   grub_uint32_t *unicode_msg;
   grub_uint32_t *last_position;
  
   grub_term_cls (term);
 
-  msg_formatted = grub_xasprintf (msg, PACKAGE_VERSION);
+  msg_formatted = grub_xasprintf (_("GNU GRUB  version %s"), PACKAGE_VERSION);
   if (!msg_formatted)
     return;
  
@@ -350,13 +349,13 @@ static grub_err_t
 grub_normal_reader_init (int nested)
 {
   struct grub_term_output *term;
-  const char *msg = _("Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For "
-		      "the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere "
-		      "else TAB lists possible device or file completions. %s");
   const char *msg_esc = _("ESC at any time exits.");
   char *msg_formatted;
 
-  msg_formatted = grub_xasprintf (msg, nested ? msg_esc : "");
+  msg_formatted = grub_xasprintf (_("Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For "
+				    "the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere "
+				    "else TAB lists possible device or file completions. %s"),
+				  nested ? msg_esc : "");
   if (!msg_formatted)
     return grub_errno;
 
diff --git a/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c b/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c
index 90f63f0da..2ff294101 100644
--- a/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c
+++ b/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ command-line or ESC to discard edits and return to the GRUB menu."),
     }
   else
     {
-      const char *msg = _("Use the %C and %C keys to select which "
-			  "entry is highlighted.");
       char *msg_translated;
 
-      msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (msg, GRUB_UNICODE_UPARROW,
+      msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (_("Use the %C and %C keys to select which "
+					 "entry is highlighted."),
+				       GRUB_UNICODE_UPARROW,
 				       GRUB_UNICODE_DOWNARROW);
       if (!msg_translated)
 	return 0;
@@ -430,9 +430,6 @@ grub_menu_init_page (int nested, int edit,
 static void
 menu_text_print_timeout (int timeout, void *dataptr)
 {
-  const char *msg =
-    _("The highlighted entry will be executed automatically in %ds.");
-  const char *msg_terse = _("%ds");
   struct menu_viewer_data *data = dataptr;
   char *msg_translated = 0;
 
@@ -441,9 +438,9 @@ menu_text_print_timeout (int timeout, void *dataptr)
 
   if (data->timeout_msg == TIMEOUT_TERSE
       || data->timeout_msg == TIMEOUT_TERSE_NO_MARGIN)
-    msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (msg_terse, timeout);
+    msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (_("%ds"), timeout);
   else
-    msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (msg, timeout);
+    msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (_("The highlighted entry will be executed automatically in %ds."), timeout);
   if (!msg_translated)
     {
       grub_print_error ();
@@ -459,7 +456,7 @@ menu_text_print_timeout (int timeout, void *dataptr)
       if (data->timeout_msg == TIMEOUT_TERSE)
 	{
 	  grub_free (msg_translated);
-	  msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (msg_terse, timeout);
+	  msg_translated = grub_xasprintf (_("%ds"), timeout);
 	  if (grub_term_width (data->term) < 10)
 	    data->timeout_msg = TIMEOUT_TERSE_NO_MARGIN;
 	}
diff --git a/grub-core/osdep/unix/getroot.c b/grub-core/osdep/unix/getroot.c
index 3e40d9942..3a938edc4 100644
--- a/grub-core/osdep/unix/getroot.c
+++ b/grub-core/osdep/unix/getroot.c
@@ -443,17 +443,18 @@ grub_find_device (const char *dir, dev_t dev)
 	  /* Found!  */
 	  char *res;
 	  char *cwd;
-#if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
-	  /* Convert this block device to its character (raw) device.  */
-	  const char *template = "%s/r%s";
-#else
-	  /* Keep the device name as it is.  */
-	  const char *template = "%s/%s";
-#endif
 
 	  cwd = xgetcwd ();
 	  res = xmalloc (strlen (cwd) + strlen (ent->d_name) + 3);
-	  sprintf (res, template, cwd, ent->d_name);
+	  sprintf (res, 
+#if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
+		   /* Convert this block device to its character (raw) device.  */
+		   "%s/r%s",
+#else
+		   /* Keep the device name as it is.  */
+		   "%s/%s",
+#endif
+		   cwd, ent->d_name);
 	  strip_extra_slashes (res);
 	  free (cwd);