diff --git a/src/fe-text/module-formats.c b/src/fe-text/module-formats.c
index f316bdce..39bb984b 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/module-formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/module-formats.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ FORMAT_REC gui_text_formats[] =
 	/* ---- */
 	{ NULL, "Pasting", 0 },
 
-	{ "paste_warning", "Pasting lines to. Press Ctrl-O if you wish to do this or Ctrl-C to cancel.", 2, { 1, 0 } },
+	{ "paste_warning", "Pasting $0 lines to $1. Press Ctrl-O if you wish to do this or Ctrl-C to cancel.", 2, { 1, 0 } },
 	{ "paste_prompt", "Hit Ctrl-O to paste, Ctrl-C to abort?", 0 },
 
 	{ NULL, NULL, 0 }