diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index a275fa2773..5a57b1adf1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 }
 ?>
 
-<p><?php _e(sprintf('If something goes wrong with a plugin and you can&#8217;t use WordPress, delete or rename that file in the <code>%s</code> directory and it will be automatically deactivated.', PLUGINDIR)); ?></p>
+<p><?php printf(__('If something goes wrong with a plugin and you can&#8217;t use WordPress, delete or rename that file in the <code>%s</code> directory and it will be automatically deactivated.'), PLUGINDIR); ?></p>
 
 <h2><?php _e('Get More Plugins'); ?></h2>
 <p><?php _e('You can find additional plugins for your site in the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/">WordPress plugin directory</a>.'); ?></p>
-<p><?php _e(sprintf('To install a plugin you generally just need to upload the plugin file into your <code>%s</code> directory. Once a plugin is uploaded, you may activate it here.', PLUGINDIR)); ?></p>
+<p><?php printf(__('To install a plugin you generally just need to upload the plugin file into your <code>%s</code> directory. Once a plugin is uploaded, you may activate it here.'), PLUGINDIR); ?></p>
 
 </div>