diff --git a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesLongMessageForm.cxx b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesLongMessageForm.cxx
index 67e4aab2b3..6144ddc2b8 100644
--- a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesLongMessageForm.cxx
+++ b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesLongMessageForm.cxx
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ void cmCursesLongMessageForm::UpdateStatusBar()
   sprintf(version+sideSpace, "%s", vertmp);
   version[width] = '\0';
 
+  char fmt_s[] = "%s";
   curses_move(y-4,0);
   attron(A_STANDOUT);
-  printw(bar);
+  printw(fmt_s, bar);
   attroff(A_STANDOUT);
   curses_move(y-3,0);
-  printw(version);
+  printw(fmt_s, version);
   pos_form_cursor(this->Form);
 }
 
@@ -101,8 +102,9 @@ void cmCursesLongMessageForm::PrintKeys()
   char firstLine[512];
   sprintf(firstLine,  "Press [e] to exit help");
 
+  char fmt_s[] = "%s";
   curses_move(y-2,0);
-  printw(firstLine);
+  printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
   pos_form_cursor(this->Form);
 
 }
diff --git a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx
index be17a9f8e0..a2fc2c0cad 100644
--- a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx
+++ b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx
@@ -451,24 +451,25 @@ void cmCursesMainForm::PrintKeys(int process /* = 0 */)
     }
 
   curses_move(y-4,0);
+  char fmt_s[] = "%s";
   char fmt[512] = "Press [enter] to edit option";
   if ( process )
     {
     strcpy(fmt, "                           ");
     }
-  printw(fmt);
+  printw(fmt_s, fmt);
   curses_move(y-3,0);
-  printw(firstLine);
+  printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
   curses_move(y-2,0);
-  printw(secondLine);
+  printw(fmt_s, secondLine);
   curses_move(y-1,0);
-  printw(thirdLine);
+  printw(fmt_s, thirdLine);
 
   if (cw)
     {
     sprintf(firstLine, "Page %d of %d", cw->GetPage(), this->NumberOfPages);
     curses_move(0,65-static_cast<unsigned int>(strlen(firstLine))-1);
-    printw(firstLine);
+    printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
     }
 //    }
 
@@ -612,13 +613,13 @@ void cmCursesMainForm::UpdateStatusBar(const char* message)
   version[width] = '\0';
 
   // Now print both lines
+  char fmt_s[] = "%s";
   curses_move(y-5,0);
   attron(A_STANDOUT);
-  char format[] = "%s";
-  printw(format, bar);
+  printw(fmt_s, bar);
   attroff(A_STANDOUT);
   curses_move(y-4,0);
-  printw(version);
+  printw(fmt_s, version);
   pos_form_cursor(this->Form);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesStringWidget.cxx b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesStringWidget.cxx
index acf262fef2..eaa8739cbc 100644
--- a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesStringWidget.cxx
+++ b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesStringWidget.cxx
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ bool cmCursesStringWidget::PrintKeys()
     }
   if (this->InEdit)
     {
+    char fmt_s[] = "%s";
     char firstLine[512];
     // Clean the toolbar
     for(int i=0; i<512; i++)
@@ -229,17 +230,16 @@ bool cmCursesStringWidget::PrintKeys()
       }
     firstLine[511] = '\0';
     curses_move(y-4,0);
-    printw(firstLine);
+    printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
     curses_move(y-3,0);
-    printw(firstLine);
+    printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
     curses_move(y-2,0);
-    printw(firstLine);
+    printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
     curses_move(y-1,0);
-    printw(firstLine);
+    printw(fmt_s, firstLine);
 
-    sprintf(firstLine,  "Editing option, press [enter] to leave edit.");
     curses_move(y-3,0);
-    printw(firstLine);
+    printw(fmt_s, "Editing option, press [enter] to leave edit.");
     return true;
     }
   else