diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/MakeEnvironmentBlock.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/MakeEnvironmentBlock.java
index 85a1f631783..15e89fa0b72 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/MakeEnvironmentBlock.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/MakeEnvironmentBlock.java
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ public class MakeEnvironmentBlock extends AbstractCOptionPage {
 			EnvironmentVariable existingVariable = (EnvironmentVariable)items[i].getData();
 			if (existingVariable.getName().equals(name)) {
 				boolean overWrite = MessageDialog.openQuestion(getShell(), MakeUIPlugin.getResourceString("MakeEnvironmentBlock.12"), MessageFormat.format( //$NON-NLS-1$
-						MakeUIPlugin.getResourceString("MakeEnvironmentBlock.13"), new String[]{name})); //$NON-NLS-1$
+						MakeUIPlugin.getResourceString("MakeEnvironmentBlock.13"), name)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 				if (!overWrite) {
 					return false;
 				}
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/AbstractMakefileEditorPreferencePage.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/AbstractMakefileEditorPreferencePage.java
index ecd6797489f..4cf8a5dfa99 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/AbstractMakefileEditorPreferencePage.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/AbstractMakefileEditorPreferencePage.java
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractMakefileEditorPreferencePage extends PreferencePag
 			try {
 				int value= Integer.parseInt(number);
 				if (value < 0)
-					status.setError(MessageFormat.format(errorMessages[1], new String[]{number}));
+					status.setError(MessageFormat.format(errorMessages[1], number));
 			} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-				status.setError(MessageFormat.format(errorMessages[1], new String[]{number}));
+				status.setError(MessageFormat.format(errorMessages[1], number));
 			}
 		}
 		return status;