diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 18d3dc93d71883be42be769d516b27485465c969..b20e851d45426d7f122a1dc171d4c2a08629768d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 	struct subtitle_part stpart;
 
 	title = str_new();
-	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string or regexp to search for "
-			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_, CONFIG_);
+	str_printf( &title, _("Enter (sub)string or regexp to search for "
+			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_);
 
 again:
 	dialog_clear();
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 7975d8d258c3f6cb8848a137a3f263a4f16f1d20..4fbecd2473bc51904629056eaa8bacb7b42fb660 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 	int dres;
 
 	title = str_new();
-	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string or regexp to search for "
-			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_, CONFIG_);
+	str_printf( &title, _("Enter (sub)string or regexp to search for "
+			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_);
 
 again:
 	dres = dialog_inputbox(main_window,