diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
index 115edb437fb1..a9d9344e1365 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void fill_window(WINDOW *win, const char *text)
 		int len = get_line_length(line);
 		strncpy(tmp, line, min(len, x));
 		tmp[len] = '\0';
-		mvwprintw(win, i, 0, tmp);
+		mvwprintw(win, i, 0, "%s", tmp);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 3a681ef25306..d2c29b63adda 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rpm-pkg rpm: $(objtree)/kernel.spec FORCE
 	fi
 	$(MAKE) clean
 	$(PREV) ln -sf $(srctree) $(KERNELPATH)
-	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion --scm-only > $(objtree)/.scmversion
+	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion --save-scmversion
 	$(PREV) tar -cz $(RCS_TAR_IGNORE) -f $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz $(KERNELPATH)/.
 	$(PREV) rm $(KERNELPATH)
 	rm -f $(objtree)/.scmversion
diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index d6a866ed1835..64a9cb5556cd 100755
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 #
 
 usage() {
-	echo "Usage: $0 [--scm-only] [srctree]" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $0 [--save-scmversion] [srctree]" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
 
 scm_only=false
 srctree=.
-if test "$1" = "--scm-only"; then
+if test "$1" = "--save-scmversion"; then
 	scm_only=true
 	shift
 fi
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ fi
 
 scm_version()
 {
-	local short=false
+	local short
+	short=false
 
 	cd "$srctree"
 	if test -e .scmversion; then
-		cat "$_"
+		cat .scmversion
 		return
 	fi
 	if test "$1" = "--short"; then
@@ -131,12 +132,15 @@ collect_files()
 }
 
 if $scm_only; then
-	scm_version
+	if test ! -e .scmversion; then
+		res=$(scm_version)
+		echo "$res" >.scmversion
+	fi
 	exit
 fi
 
 if test -e include/config/auto.conf; then
-	source "$_"
+	. include/config/auto.conf
 else
 	echo "Error: kernelrelease not valid - run 'make prepare' to update it"
 	exit 1