diff --git a/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp b/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp
index 69006dd5eb..a245b44baa 100644
--- a/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ TranslationComparator(const void* left, const void* right)
 	const Translation* rightTranslation = *(const Translation**)right;
 
 	BLanguage* language;
-	be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(&language, leftTranslation->languageCode);
+	be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(leftTranslation->languageCode, &language);
 	BString leftName;
-	language->GetName(&leftName);
+	language->GetName(leftName);
 	delete language;
 
-	be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(&language, rightTranslation->languageCode);
+	be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(rightTranslation->languageCode, &language);
 	BString rightName;
-	language->GetName(&rightName);
+	language->GetName(rightName);
 	delete language;
 
 	return be_locale->Collator()->Compare(leftName.String(),
@@ -1065,9 +1065,9 @@ AboutView::_CreateCreditsView()
 		const Translation& translation =
 			*(const Translation*)sortedTranslations.ItemAt(i);
 
-		be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(&lang, translation.languageCode);
+		be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(translation.languageCode, &lang);
 		langName.Truncate(0);
-		lang->GetName(&langName);
+		lang->GetName(langName);
 		delete lang;
 
 		fCreditsView->SetFontAndColor(&font, B_FONT_ALL, &kHaikuGreen);
diff --git a/src/apps/readonlybootprompt/BootPromptWindow.cpp b/src/apps/readonlybootprompt/BootPromptWindow.cpp
index 497b095f22..391142e35e 100644
--- a/src/apps/readonlybootprompt/BootPromptWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/readonlybootprompt/BootPromptWindow.cpp
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ BootPromptWindow::_PopulateLanguages()
 		installedCatalogs.FindString("langs", i, &languageString) == B_OK;
 		i++) {
 		BLanguage* language;
-		if (be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(&language,
-				BString(languageString)) == B_OK) {
+		if (be_locale_roster->GetLanguage(languageString, 
+				&language) == B_OK) {
 			BString name;
-			language->GetName(&name);
+			language->GetName(name);
 			LanguageItem* item = new LanguageItem(name.String(),
 				languageString);
 			fLanguagesListView->AddItem(item);