diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_filters/fortune/ConfigView.cpp b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_filters/fortune/ConfigView.cpp
index 8f2cf9b3aa..aa809364bb 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_filters/fortune/ConfigView.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_filters/fortune/ConfigView.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ConfigView::ConfigView()
 void ConfigView::SetTo(const BMessage *archive)
 {
 	BMailFileConfigView* control = (BMailFileConfigView*)FindView(
-		"fortune_file")
+		"fortune_file");
 	if (control != NULL)
 		control->SetTo(archive, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/kits/mail/FileConfigView.cpp b/src/kits/mail/FileConfigView.cpp
index e8c0cdb04f..e3e4463a0e 100644
--- a/src/kits/mail/FileConfigView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/mail/FileConfigView.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ BFileControl::BFileControl(BRect rect, const char* name, const char* label,
 	font_height fontHeight;
 	GetFontHeight(&fontHeight);
 	float itemHeight = (int32)(fontHeight.ascent + fontHeight.descent + fontHeight.leading) + 13;
-	BString selectString = B_TRANSLATE("Select");
-	selectString += B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS;
+	BString selectString = B_TRANSLATE("Select" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS);
 	float labelWidth = StringWidth(selectString) + 20;
 	rect = Bounds();
 	rect.right -= labelWidth;