diff --git a/programs/regedit/edit.c b/programs/regedit/edit.c
index 3f99626dd23..b808c38c51c 100644
--- a/programs/regedit/edit.c
+++ b/programs/regedit/edit.c
@@ -85,15 +85,12 @@ static void WINAPIV error_code_messagebox(HWND hwnd, unsigned int msg_id, ...)
 
 static BOOL change_dword_base(HWND hwndDlg, BOOL toHex)
 {
-    static const WCHAR percent_u[] = {'%','u',0};
-    static const WCHAR percent_x[] = {'%','x',0};
-
     WCHAR buf[128];
     DWORD val;
 
     if (!GetDlgItemTextW(hwndDlg, IDC_VALUE_DATA, buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf))) return FALSE;
-    if (!swscanf(buf, toHex ? percent_u : percent_x, &val)) return FALSE;
-    wsprintfW(buf, toHex ? percent_x : percent_u, val);
+    if (!swscanf(buf, toHex ? L"%u" : L"%x", &val)) return FALSE;
+    wsprintfW(buf, toHex ? L"%x" : L"%u", val);
     return SetDlgItemTextW(hwndDlg, IDC_VALUE_DATA, buf);
 }
 
@@ -281,10 +278,9 @@ BOOL ModifyValue(HWND hwnd, HKEY hKeyRoot, LPCWSTR keyPath, LPCWSTR valueName)
             else error_code_messagebox(hwnd, IDS_SET_VALUE_FAILED);
         }
     } else if ( type == REG_DWORD ) {
-        static const WCHAR x[] = {'%','x',0};
         DWORD value = *((DWORD*)stringValueData);
         stringValueData = heap_xrealloc(stringValueData, 64);
-        wsprintfW(stringValueData, x, value);
+        wsprintfW(stringValueData, L"%x", value);
 	if (DialogBoxW(0, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDD_EDIT_DWORD), hwnd, modify_dlgproc) == IDOK) {
 	    DWORD val;
 	    CHAR* valueA = GetMultiByteString(stringValueData);