diff --git a/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp b/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
index e28832ef4e..335e1b6a10 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void InsetInfo::updateInfo()
 			itype = LyXVC::Date;
 		string binfo = buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(itype);
 		if (binfo.empty())
-			setText(bformat(_("%1$s unknown"), from_ascii(name_)));
+			setText(from_ascii(name_) + " unknown");
 		else
 			setText(from_utf8(binfo));
 		break;