diff --git a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
index ebbb839741..888a30318e 100644
--- a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ PowerStatusReplicant::_AboutRequested()
 	view->GetFont(&font);
 	font.SetSize(18);
 	font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
-	view->SetFontAndColor(0, strlen(B_TRANSLATE("PowerStatus"))-1, &font);
+	view->SetFontAndColor(0, strlen(B_TRANSLATE("PowerStatus")), &font);
 
 	alert->Go();
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp b/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp
index 3ffc6e9bbf..31f4940769 100644
--- a/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ ProcessController::AboutRequested()
 	view->GetFont(&font);
 	font.SetSize(font.Size() * 1.5);
 	font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
-	view->SetFontAndColor(0, strlen(B_TRANSLATE("ProcessController"))-1, &font);
+	view->SetFontAndColor(0, strlen(B_TRANSLATE("ProcessController")), &font);
 
 	alert->Go();
 }