diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
index dbf76a285..a70ff78a7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <p><?php 
 
 $upgrade = apply_filters( 'update_footer', '' );
-printf( __( 'Thank you for creating with <a href="%s">WordPress</a> | <a href="%s">Documentation</a> | <a href="%s">Feedback</a> %s' ), 'http://wordpress.org/', 'http://codex.wordpress.org/', 'http://wordpress.org/support/forum/4', $upgrade ) 
+echo __('Thank you for creating with <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>').' | '.__('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/">Documentation</a>').' | '.__('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/forum/4">Feedback</a>').' '.$upgrade; 
 
 ?></p>
 </div>
 <?php do_action('admin_footer', ''); ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">if(typeof wpOnload=='function')wpOnload();</script>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update.php b/wp-admin/includes/update.php
index 3f297eaab..394204cc7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update.php
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ function core_update_footer( $msg ) {
 
 	switch ( $cur->response ) {
 	case 'development' :
-		return sprintf( __( '| You are using a development version (%s). Cool! Please <a href="%s">stay updated</a>.' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'], 'http://wordpress.org/download/svn/' );
+		return sprintf( '| '.__( 'You are using a development version (%s). Cool! Please <a href="%s">stay updated</a>.' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'], 'http://wordpress.org/download/svn/' );
 	break;
 
 	case 'upgrade' :
-		return sprintf( __( '| <strong>Your WordPress %s is out of date. <a href="%s">Please update</a>.</strong>' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'], $cur->url );
+		return sprintf( '| <strong>'.__( 'Your WordPress %s is out of date. <a href="%s">Please update</a>.' ).'</strong>', $GLOBALS['wp_version'], $cur->url );
 	break;
 
 
 	case 'latest' :
-		return sprintf( __( '| Version %s' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'] );
+		return sprintf( '| '.__( 'Version %s' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'] );
 	break;
 	}
 }
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ function wp_plugin_update_row( $file ) {
 }
 add_action( 'after_plugin_row', 'wp_plugin_update_row' );
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>