diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/GameListCtrl.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/GameListCtrl.cpp
index 38a2bbae16..de7bd83581 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/GameListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/GameListCtrl.cpp
@@ -593,13 +593,9 @@ void CGameListCtrl::ScanForISOs()
 			std::string FileName;
 			SplitPath(rFilenames[i], NULL, &FileName, NULL);
 
-			wxString msg;
-			char tempstring[128];
-			sprintf(tempstring,"Scanning %s", FileName.c_str());
-			msg = wxString(tempstring, *wxConvCurrent);
-
-			// Update with the progress (i) and the message (msg)
-			bool Cont = dialog.Update(i, msg);
+			// Update with the progress (i) and the message
+			bool Cont = dialog.Update(i,
+					wxString::Format(_("Scanning %s"), wxString(FileName.c_str(), *wxConvCurrent).c_str()));
 			if (!Cont)
 				break;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
index 6bc8323f56..b411bc7752 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ VideoConfigDiag::VideoConfigDiag(wxWindow* parent, const std::string &title, con
 			it = g_available_video_backends.begin(),
 			itend = g_available_video_backends.end();
 	for (; it != itend; ++it)
-		choice_backend->AppendString(wxString::FromAscii((*it)->GetName().c_str()));
+		choice_backend->AppendString(wxGetTranslation(wxString::FromAscii((*it)->GetName().c_str())));
 
 	// TODO: How to get the translated plugin name?
-	choice_backend->SetStringSelection(wxString::FromAscii(g_video_backend->GetName().c_str()));
+	choice_backend->SetStringSelection(wxGetTranslation(wxString::FromAscii(g_video_backend->GetName().c_str())));
 	_connect_macro_(choice_backend, VideoConfigDiag::Event_Backend, wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICE_SELECTED, this);
 
 	szr_basic->Add(label_backend, 1, wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL, 5);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.h
index 82a9322a70..5765524f03 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.h
@@ -78,15 +78,16 @@ protected:
 		if (g_video_backend != new_backend)
 		{
 			bool do_switch = true;
-			if (strcmp(new_backend->GetName().c_str(), _trans("Software Renderer")) == 0)
+			if (new_backend->GetName() == "Software Renderer")
 			{
 				do_switch = (wxYES == wxMessageBox(_("Software rendering is an order of magnitude slower than using the other backends.\nIt's only useful for debugging purposes.\nDo you really want to enable software rendering? If unsure, select 'No'."),
-													_("Warning"), wxYES_NO | wxNO_DEFAULT | wxICON_EXCLAMATION, wxGetActiveWindow()));
+							_("Warning"), wxYES_NO | wxNO_DEFAULT | wxICON_EXCLAMATION, wxGetActiveWindow()));
 			}
 
 			if (do_switch)
 			{
-				// TODO: Only reopen the dialog if the software backend is selected (make sure to reinitialize backend info)
+				// TODO: Only reopen the dialog if the software backend is
+				// selected (make sure to reinitialize backend info)
 				// reopen the dialog
 				Close();