diff --git a/apps/gui/splash.c b/apps/gui/splash.c
index c970056375..7082f28b48 100644
--- a/apps/gui/splash.c
+++ b/apps/gui/splash.c
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ void splashf(int ticks, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
 
+    /* fmt may be a so called virtual pointer. See settings.h. */
+    long id;
+    if((id = P2ID((const unsigned char*)fmt)) >= 0)
+        /* If fmt specifies a voicefont ID, and voice menus are
+           enabled, then speak it. */
+        cond_talk_ids_fq(id);
+
     /* If fmt is a lang ID then get the corresponding string (which
        still might contain % place holders). */
     fmt = P2STR((unsigned char *)fmt);
@@ -236,19 +243,6 @@ void splashf(int ticks, const char *fmt, ...)
         sleep(ticks);
 }
 
-void splash(int ticks, const char *str)
-{
-#if !defined(SIMULATOR)
-    long id;
-    /* fmt may be a so called virtual pointer. See settings.h. */
-    if((id = P2ID((const unsigned char*)str)) >= 0)
-        /* If fmt specifies a voicefont ID, and voice menus are
-           enabled, then speak it. */
-        cond_talk_ids_fq(id);
-#endif
-    splashf(ticks, "%s", P2STR((const unsigned char*)str));
-}
-
 /* set delay before progress meter is shown */
 void splash_progress_set_delay(long delay_ticks)
 {
diff --git a/apps/gui/splash.h b/apps/gui/splash.h
index f7ff44e00b..a42ad29140 100644
--- a/apps/gui/splash.h
+++ b/apps/gui/splash.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern void splashf(int ticks, const char *fmt, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(2, 3);
  *  - str : what to say, if this is a LANG_* string (from ID2P)
  *          it will be voiced
  */
-extern void splash(int ticks, const char *str);
+#define splash(__ticks, __str) splashf(__ticks, __str)
 
 /* set a delay before displaying the progress meter the first time */
 extern void splash_progress_set_delay(long delay_ticks);
diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 35e56c7fb5..87c4f1eab7 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     language_strings,
     &core_bitmaps[0],
     /* lcd */
-    splash,
     splashf,
     splash_progress,
     splash_progress_set_delay,
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index e8fe95b5a6..9739533a0a 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 #undef vsprintf
 #endif
 
+#define splash(__ticks, __str) splashf(__ticks, __str)
+
 char* strncpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
 void* plugin_get_buffer(size_t *buffer_size);
 size_t plugin_reserve_buffer(size_t buffer_size);
@@ -211,7 +213,6 @@ struct plugin_api {
     const struct cbmp_bitmap_info_entry *core_bitmaps;
 
     /* lcd */
-    void (*splash)(int ticks, const char *str);
     void (*splashf)(int ticks, const char *fmt, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(2, 3);
     void (*splash_progress)(int current, int total, const char *fmt, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(3, 4);
     void (*splash_progress_set_delay)(long delay_ticks);