diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index df26c7b..5692171 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name, int def)
 			name = conf_expand_value(prop->expr->left.sym->name);
 			in = zconf_fopen(name);
 			if (in) {
-				conf_message(_("using defaults found in %s"),
+				conf_message("using defaults found in %s",
 					 name);
 				goto load;
 			}
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 			return 1;
 	}
 
-	conf_message(_("configuration written to %s"), newname);
+	conf_message("configuration written to %s", newname);
 
 	sym_set_change_count(0);