1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/g10/passphrase.c b/g10/passphrase.c
index 030d801b2..740ac549b 100644
--- a/g10/passphrase.c
+++ b/g10/passphrase.c
@@ -746,7 +746,16 @@ ask_passphrase (const char *description,
     *canceled = 0;
 
   if (!opt.batch && description)
-    tty_printf ("\n%s\n",description);
+    {
+      if (strchr (description, '%'))
+        {
+          char *tmp = unescape_percent_string (description);
+          tty_printf ("\n%s\n", tmp);
+          xfree (tmp);
+        }
+      else
+        tty_printf ("\n%s\n",description);
+    }
                
  agent_died:
   if ( opt.use_agent )