diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 68329c2c9bd..5b4bf28cbe7 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@
     <!-- SMS Application [CHAR LIMIT=35]-->
     <string name="sms_application_title" translatable="true">Default SMS app</string>
     <string name="sms_change_default_dialog_title" translatable="true">Change SMS app?</string>
-    <string name="sms_change_default_dialog_text" translatable="true">Use <xliff:g id="new_app">%s</xliff:g> instead of <xliff:g id="current_app">%s</xliff:g> as your SMS app?</string>
+    <string name="sms_change_default_dialog_text" translatable="true">Use <xliff:g id="new_app">%1$s</xliff:g> instead of <xliff:g id="current_app">%2$s</xliff:g> as your SMS app?</string>
     <string name="sms_change_default_no_previous_dialog_text" translatable="true">Use <xliff:g id="new_app">%s</xliff:g> as your SMS app?</string>
 
     <!-- The SIM operator is not known [CHAR_ LIMIT=50]-->