diff --git a/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas b/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas
index 8bad45e26e..ccef6ce780 100644
--- a/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas
+++ b/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas
@@ -1062,7 +1062,8 @@ begin
   if (GetDefaultSrcOSForTargetOS(GetCompiledTargetOS)='win') then begin
     // under Windows, make.exe is in the same directory as fpc.exe
     if not FileExistsCached(ExtractFilePath(AFilename)+'fpc.exe') then begin
-      Note:='There is no fpc.exe in the directory of '+ExtractFilename(AFilename)+'. Usually the make executable is installed together with the FPC compiler.';
+      Note:=Format(lisThereIsNoFpcExeInTheDirectoryOfUsuallyTheMakeExecu, [
+        ExtractFilename(AFilename)]);
       Result:=sddqIncomplete;
       exit;
     end;
diff --git a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
index 9c572b9b12..8571a8c208 100644
--- a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
+++ b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
@@ -5464,6 +5464,9 @@ resourcestring
   lisFPCSources = 'FPC sources';
   lisConfigureLazarusIDE = 'Configure Lazarus IDE';
   lisFileIsNotAnExecutable = 'File is not an executable';
+  lisThereIsNoFpcExeInTheDirectoryOfUsuallyTheMakeExecu = 'There is no fpc.exe'
+    +' in the directory of %s. Usually the make executable is installed '
+    +'together with the FPC compiler.';
   lisUnusualCompilerFileNameUsuallyItStartsWithFpcPpcOr = 'Unusual compiler '
     +'file name. Usually it starts with fpc, ppc or ppcross.';
   lisFpcCfgIsMissing = 'fpc.cfg is missing.';