diff --git a/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua b/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua
index b6fb2758746..191fc390d54 100644
--- a/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua
+++ b/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ function cheatfind.startplugin()
 						cheat_save.json = json.stringify({[1] = cheat}, {indent = true})
 						cheat_save.xml = string.format("<mamecheat version=1>\n<cheat desc=\"%%s\">\n<script state=\"run\">\n<action>%s.pp%s@%X=%X</action>\n</script>\n</cheat>\n</mamecheat>", dev.tag:sub(2), widchar, match.addr, match.newval)
 						cheat_save.simple = string.format("%s,%s,%X,%s,%X,%%s\n", setname, dev.tag, match.addr, widchar, match.newval)
-						manager:machine():popmessage(_("Default name is ") .. cheat_save.name)
+						manager:machine():popmessage(string.format(_("Default name is %s"), cheat_save.name))
 						return true
 					else
 						local func = "return space:read"