diff --git a/src/common/cfgfiles.c b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
index 9911a161..15cb091b 100644
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c
+++ b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ cfg_put_color (int fh, guint16 r, guint16 g, guint16 b, char *var)
 	char buf[400];
 	int len;
 
-	g_snprintf (buf, sizeof buf, "%s = %04"G_GUINT16_FORMAT" %04"G_GUINT16_FORMAT" %04"G_GUINT16_FORMAT"\n", var, r, g, b);
+	g_snprintf (buf, sizeof buf, "%s = %04hx %04hx %04hx\n", var, r, g, b);
 	len = strlen (buf);
 	return (write (fh, buf, len) == len);
 }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ cfg_get_color (char *cfg, char *var, guint16 *r, guint16 *g, guint16 *b)
 	if (!cfg_get_str (cfg, var, str, sizeof (str)))
 		return 0;
 
-	sscanf (str, "%04"G_GUINT16_FORMAT" %04"G_GUINT16_FORMAT" %04"G_GUINT16_FORMAT, r, g, b);
+	sscanf (str, "%04hx %04hx %04hx", r, g, b);
 	return 1;
 }