diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 48f67448af7b..5f29618d1845 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -348,15 +348,19 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 {
 	struct symbol **sym_arr;
 	struct gstr res;
+	struct gstr title;
 	char *dialog_input;
 	int dres, vscroll = 0, hscroll = 0;
 	bool again;
 
+	title = str_new();
+	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string to search for "
+			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_, CONFIG_);
+
 again:
 	dialog_clear();
 	dres = dialog_inputbox(_("Search Configuration Parameter"),
-			      _("Enter " CONFIG_ " (sub)string to search for "
-				"(with or without \"" CONFIG_ "\")"),
+			      str_get(&title),
 			      10, 75, "");
 	switch (dres) {
 	case 0:
@@ -365,6 +369,7 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 		show_helptext(_("Search Configuration"), search_help);
 		goto again;
 	default:
+		str_free(&title);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -398,6 +403,7 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 		str_free(&res);
 	} while (again);
 	free(sym_arr);
+	str_free(&title);
 }
 
 static void build_conf(struct menu *menu)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 87d4b15da951..261f926d8f4b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -696,13 +696,18 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 {
 	struct symbol **sym_arr;
 	struct gstr res;
+	struct gstr title;
 	char *dialog_input;
 	int dres;
+
+	title = str_new();
+	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string to search for "
+			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_, CONFIG_);
+
 again:
 	dres = dialog_inputbox(main_window,
 			_("Search Configuration Parameter"),
-			_("Enter " CONFIG_ " (sub)string to search for "
-				"(with or without \"" CONFIG_ "\")"),
+			str_get(&title),
 			"", &dialog_input_result, &dialog_input_result_len);
 	switch (dres) {
 	case 0:
@@ -712,6 +717,7 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 				_("Search Configuration"), search_help);
 		goto again;
 	default:
+		str_free(&title);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -726,6 +732,7 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 	show_scroll_win(main_window,
 			_("Search Results"), str_get(&res));
 	str_free(&res);
+	str_free(&title);
 }