diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h b/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h
index c19a0af7..e62b72bc 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h
@@ -874,6 +874,9 @@ typedef struct w_menu_parser *WMenuParser;
 
 WMenuParser WMenuParserCreate(const char *file_name, void *file);
 
+void WMenuParserError(WMenuParser parser, const char *msg, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+
 const char *WMenuParserGetFilename(WMenuParser parser);
 
 Bool WMenuParserGetLine(WMenuParser parser, char **title, char **command, char **parameter, char **shortcut);
diff --git a/WINGs/menuparser.c b/WINGs/menuparser.c
index f4a77a20..e36d1af3 100644
--- a/WINGs/menuparser.c
+++ b/WINGs/menuparser.c
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ const char *WMenuParserGetFilename(WMenuParser parser)
 	return parser->file_name;
 }
 
+void WMenuParserError(WMenuParser parser, const char *msg, ...)
+{
+	char buf[MAXLINE];
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, msg);
+	vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), msg, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	__wmessage("WMenuParser", parser->file_name, parser->line_number, WMESSAGE_TYPE_WARNING, buf);
+}
 
 /***** Read one line from file and split content *****/
 Bool WMenuParserGetLine(WMenuParser top_parser, char **title, char **command, char **parameter, char **shortcut)
@@ -111,8 +121,7 @@ again:
 		result = NULL;
 		goto again;
 	} else if (result != NULL && strlen(result) >= MAXLINE) {
-		wwarning(_("%s:maximal line size exceeded in menu config: %s"),
-			 cur_parser->file_name, line);
+		WMenuParserError(cur_parser, _("maximal line size exceeded in menu config") );
 		wfree(result);
 		result = NULL;
 		goto again;
diff --git a/src/rootmenu.c b/src/rootmenu.c
index 609079e4..932a3625 100644
--- a/src/rootmenu.c
+++ b/src/rootmenu.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static WMenu *parseCascade(WScreen * scr, WMenu * menu, WMenuParser parser)
 	while (WMenuParserGetLine(parser, &title, &command, &params, &shortcut)) {
 
 		if (command == NULL || !command[0]) {
-			wwarning(_("%s:missing command in menu config"), WMenuParserGetFilename(parser));
+			WMenuParserError(parser, _("missing command in menu config") );
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static WMenu *parseCascade(WScreen * scr, WMenu * menu, WMenuParser parser)
 		freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 	}
 
-	wwarning(_("%s:syntax error in menu file:END declaration missing"), WMenuParserGetFilename(parser));
+	WMenuParserError(parser, _("syntax error in menu file: END declaration missing") );
 
  error:
 	return NULL;
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ static WMenu *readMenuFile(WScreen * scr, char *file_name)
 	while (WMenuParserGetLine(parser, &title, &command, &params, &shortcut)) {
 
 		if (command == NULL || !command[0]) {
-			wwarning(_("%s:missing command in menu config"), file_name);
+			WMenuParserError(parser, _("missing command in menu config") );
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static WMenu *readMenuFile(WScreen * scr, char *file_name)
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			break;
 		} else {
-			wwarning(_("%s:invalid menu file. MENU command is missing"), file_name);
+			WMenuParserError(parser, _("invalid menu file, MENU command is missing") );
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static WMenu *readMenuPipe(WScreen * scr, char **file_name)
 	while (WMenuParserGetLine(parser, &title, &command, &params, &shortcut)) {
 
 		if (command == NULL || !command[0]) {
-			wwarning(_("%s:missing command in menu config"), filename);
+			WMenuParserError(parser, _("missing command in menu config") );
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static WMenu *readMenuPipe(WScreen * scr, char **file_name)
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			break;
 		} else {
-			wwarning(_("%s:no title given for the root menu"), filename);
+			WMenuParserError(parser, _("no title given for the root menu") );
 			freeline(title, command, params, shortcut);
 			break;
 		}