diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
index 45b3eeea96..d2360b060d 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_actions()
             int fd = creat(new_file_path.characters(), 0666);
             if (fd < 0) {
                 auto saved_errno = errno;
-                GUI::MessageBox::show(window(), String::format("creat(\"{}\") failed: {}", new_file_path, strerror(saved_errno)), "Error", GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
+                GUI::MessageBox::show(window(), String::formatted("creat(\"{}\") failed: {}", new_file_path, strerror(saved_errno)), "Error", GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
                 return;
             }
             rc = close(fd);