diff --git a/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c b/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c
index e747046b2..5f120fc9a 100644
--- a/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c
+++ b/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ clutter_egl_get_egl_display (void)
 {
   if (backend_singleton == NULL)
     {
-      g_critical (G_STRFUNC " has been called before clutter_init()");
+      g_critical ("%s has been called before clutter_init()", G_STRFUNC);
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/clutter/fruity/clutter-backend-fruity.c b/clutter/fruity/clutter-backend-fruity.c
index 880ebf26b..df1c1e8f1 100644
--- a/clutter/fruity/clutter-backend-fruity.c
+++ b/clutter/fruity/clutter-backend-fruity.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ clutter_fruity_get_egl_display (void)
 {
   if (backend_singleton == NULL)
     {
-      g_critical (G_STRFUNC " has been called before clutter_init()");
+      g_critical ("%s has been called before clutter_init()", G_STRFUNC);
       return 0;
     }