diff --git a/Source/control.cpp b/Source/control.cpp
index 3d509ed80..6660bbaa6 100644
--- a/Source/control.cpp
+++ b/Source/control.cpp
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ void DrawInfoBox(const CelOutputBuffer &out)
 	} else if (pcurs >= CURSOR_FIRSTITEM) {
 		if (plr[myplr].HoldItem._itype == ITYPE_GOLD) {
 			int nGold = plr[myplr].HoldItem._ivalue;
-			sprintf(infostr, ngettext("%i gold piece", "%i gold pieces", nGold)
+			sprintf(infostr, ngettext("%i gold piece", "%i gold pieces", nGold), nGold);
 		} else if (!plr[myplr].HoldItem._iStatFlag) {
 			ClearPanel();
 			AddPanelString(_("Requirements not met"), true);
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ void DrawGoldSplit(const CelOutputBuffer &out, int amount)
 	CelDrawTo(out, 351, 178, *pGBoxBuff, 1);
 	sprintf(tempstr, _("You have %u gold"), initialDropGoldValue);
 	ADD_PlrStringXY(out, 366, 87, 600, tempstr, COL_GOLD);
-	sprintf(tempstr, ngettext("piece.  How many do", "pieces.  How many do", initialDropGoldValue));
+	sprintf(tempstr, ngettext("piece.  How many do", "pieces.  How many do", initialDropGoldValue), initialDropGoldValue);
 	ADD_PlrStringXY(out, 366, 103, 600, tempstr, COL_GOLD);
 	ADD_PlrStringXY(out, 366, 121, 600, _("you want to remove?"), COL_GOLD);
 	if (amount > 0) {
diff --git a/Source/control.h b/Source/control.h
index 73045544d..586a1f473 100644
--- a/Source/control.h
+++ b/Source/control.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ void DrawDurIcon(const CelOutputBuffer &out);
 void RedBack(const CelOutputBuffer &out);
 void DrawSpellBook(const CelOutputBuffer &out);
 void CheckSBook();
-const char *get_pieces_str(int nGold);
 void DrawGoldSplit(const CelOutputBuffer &out, int amount);
 void control_drop_gold(char vkey);
 void control_remove_gold(int pnum, int goldIndex);
diff --git a/Source/inv.cpp b/Source/inv.cpp
index 044cf51de..db109af4c 100644
--- a/Source/inv.cpp
+++ b/Source/inv.cpp
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ char CheckInvHLight()
 
 	if (pi->_itype == ITYPE_GOLD) {
 		nGold = pi->_ivalue;
-		sprintf(infostr, _("%i gold %s"), nGold, get_pieces_str(nGold));
+		sprintf(infostr, ngettext("%i gold piece", "%i gold pieces", nGold), nGold);
 	} else {
 		if (pi->_iMagical == ITEM_QUALITY_MAGIC) {
 			infoclr = COL_BLUE;
diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index fd4e0b3fa..44de9c77f 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ void GetItemStr(int i)
 			infoclr = COL_GOLD;
 	} else {
 		nGold = items[i]._ivalue;
-		sprintf(infostr, _("%i gold %s"), nGold, get_pieces_str(nGold));
+		sprintf(infostr, ngettext("%i gold piece", "%i gold pieces", nGold), nGold);
 	}
 }