diff --git a/cue/load/tags.go b/cue/load/tags.go
index 397249d2ce6..32e64f15a68 100644
--- a/cue/load/tags.go
+++ b/cue/load/tags.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func findTags(b *build.Instance) (tags []*tag, errs errors.Error) {
 			if f, ok := n.(*ast.Field); ok {
 				for _, a := range f.Attrs {
 					if key, _ := a.Split(); key == "tag" {
-						errs = errors.Append(errs, errors.Newf(a.Pos(), msg))
+						errs = errors.Append(errs, errors.Newf(a.Pos(), "%s", msg))
 						// TODO: add position of x.
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/internal/core/compile/compile.go b/internal/core/compile/compile.go
index f870b3ec05b..a812b6803d1 100644
--- a/internal/core/compile/compile.go
+++ b/internal/core/compile/compile.go
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ func (c *compiler) parse(l *ast.BasicLit) (n adt.Expr) {
 	case token.STRING:
 		info, nStart, _, err := literal.ParseQuotes(s, s)
 		if err != nil {
-			return c.errf(l, err.Error())
+			return c.errf(l, "%s", err.Error())
 		}
 		s := s[nStart:]
 		return parseString(c, l, info, s)
diff --git a/internal/golangorgx/gopls/cache/view.go b/internal/golangorgx/gopls/cache/view.go
index 843e7ea3228..90eaa681df6 100644
--- a/internal/golangorgx/gopls/cache/view.go
+++ b/internal/golangorgx/gopls/cache/view.go
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func (s *Snapshot) initialize(ctx context.Context, firstAttempt bool) {
 		}
 	case len(modDiagnostics) > 0:
 		initialErr = &InitializationError{
-			MainError: fmt.Errorf(modDiagnostics[0].Message),
+			MainError: fmt.Errorf("%s", modDiagnostics[0].Message),
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/golangorgx/gopls/test/integration/fake/editor.go b/internal/golangorgx/gopls/test/integration/fake/editor.go
index 5d6dcfcb849..93999bb7dd7 100644
--- a/internal/golangorgx/gopls/test/integration/fake/editor.go
+++ b/internal/golangorgx/gopls/test/integration/fake/editor.go
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ func (e *Editor) SaveBufferWithoutActions(ctx context.Context, path string) erro
 	defer e.mu.Unlock()
 	buf, ok := e.buffers[path]
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("unknown buffer: %q", path))
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown buffer: %q", path)
 	}
 	content := buf.text()
 	includeText := false