diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 4c95b6b4d..b9aa24780 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -3392,10 +3392,10 @@ view_labels (WView *view)
     buttonbar_set_label (h, 1, Q_("ButtonBar|Help"), view_help_cmd);
 
     my_define (h, 10, Q_("ButtonBar|Quit"), view_quit_cmd, view);
-    text = view->hex_mode ? "ButtonBar|Ascii" : "ButtonBar|Hex";
-    my_define (h, 4, Q_(text), view_toggle_hex_mode_cmd, view);
-    text = view->hex_mode ?"ButtonBar|Goto": "ButtonBar|Line";
-    my_define (h, 5, Q_(text),
+    text = view->hex_mode ? Q_("ButtonBar|Ascii") : Q_("ButtonBar|Hex");
+    my_define (h, 4, text, view_toggle_hex_mode_cmd, view);
+    text = view->hex_mode ? Q_("ButtonBar|Goto"): Q_("ButtonBar|Line");
+    my_define (h, 5, text,
 	view->hex_mode ? view_moveto_addr_cmd : view_moveto_line_cmd, view);
 
     if (view->hex_mode) {
@@ -3411,19 +3411,19 @@ view_labels (WView *view)
 	my_define (h, 6, Q_("ButtonBar|Save"),
 	    view_hexedit_save_changes_cmd, view);
     } else {
-        text = view->text_wrap_mode ? "ButtonBar|UnWrap" : "ButtonBar|Wrap";
-	my_define (h, 2, Q_(text), view_toggle_wrap_mode_cmd, view);
+        text = view->text_wrap_mode ? Q_("ButtonBar|UnWrap") : Q_("ButtonBar|Wrap");
+	my_define (h, 2, text, view_toggle_wrap_mode_cmd, view);
     }
 
-    text = view->hex_mode ? "ButtonBar|HxSrch" : "ButtonBar|Search";
-    my_define (h, 7, Q_(text), view_search_cmd, view);
-    text = view->magic_mode ? "ButtonBar|Raw" : "ButtonBar|Parse";
-    my_define (h, 8, Q_(text), view_toggle_magic_mode_cmd, view);
+    text = view->hex_mode ? Q_("ButtonBar|HxSrch") : Q_("ButtonBar|Search");
+    my_define (h, 7, text, view_search_cmd, view);
+    text = view->magic_mode ? Q_("ButtonBar|Raw") : Q_("ButtonBar|Parse");
+    my_define (h, 8, text, view_toggle_magic_mode_cmd, view);
 
     /* don't override the key to access the main menu */
     if (!view_is_in_panel (view)) {
-        text = view->text_nroff_mode ? "ButtonBar|Unform" : "ButtonBar|Format";
-	my_define (h, 9, Q_(text), view_toggle_nroff_mode_cmd, view);
+        text = view->text_nroff_mode ? Q_("ButtonBar|Unform") : Q_("ButtonBar|Format");
+	my_define (h, 9, text, view_toggle_nroff_mode_cmd, view);
 	my_define (h, 3, Q_("ButtonBar|Quit"), view_quit_cmd, view);
     }
 }