diff --git a/src/libs/valgrind/callgrind/callgrinddatamodel.cpp b/src/libs/valgrind/callgrind/callgrinddatamodel.cpp
index ff3c595ac9f..30697fe49a6 100644
--- a/src/libs/valgrind/callgrind/callgrinddatamodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/valgrind/callgrind/callgrinddatamodel.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ QVariant DataModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             }
         }
         ret += "<dt>" + tr("Object:") + "</dt><dd>" + func->object() + "</dd>\n";
-        ret += "<dt>" + tr("Called:") + "</dt><dd>" + tr("%1 times").arg(func->called()) + "</dd>\n";
+        ret += "<dt>" + tr("Called:") + "</dt><dd>" + tr("%n time(s)", 0, func->called()) + "</dd>\n";
         ret += "</dl><p/>";
 
         // self/inclusive costs
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index e372640cc60..571cbc243a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -871,10 +871,10 @@ void GdbEngine::commandTimeout()
         int timeOut = m_commandTimer.interval();
         //m_commandTimer.stop();
         const QString msg = tr("The gdb process has not responded "
-            "to a command within %1 seconds. This could mean it is stuck "
+            "to a command within %n second(s). This could mean it is stuck "
             "in an endless loop or taking longer than expected to perform "
             "the operation.\nYou can choose between waiting "
-            "longer or abort debugging.").arg(timeOut / 1000);
+            "longer or abort debugging.", 0, timeOut / 1000);
         QMessageBox *mb = showMessageBox(QMessageBox::Critical,
             tr("GDB not responding"), msg,
             QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoinstalltosysrootstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoinstalltosysrootstep.cpp
index 4b0f5ac4b4c..49547a0da7a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoinstalltosysrootstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoinstalltosysrootstep.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void MaemoCopyToSysrootStep::run(QFutureInterface<bool> &fi)
         MaemoGlobal::removeRecursively(targetFilePath, errorMsg);
         if (!MaemoGlobal::copyRecursively(deployable.localFilePath,
                 targetFilePath, &errorMsg)) {
-            emit addOutput(tr("Sysroot installation failed: $1\n"
+            emit addOutput(tr("Sysroot installation failed: %1\n"
                 " Continuing anyway.").arg(errorMsg), ErrorMessageOutput);
         }
         QCoreApplication::processEvents();