diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index ffbd45986a..33b9970e15 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void update_callback(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 			if (!(data->flags & ADD_CACHE_PRETEND))
 				remove_file_from_index(&the_index, path);
 			if (data->flags & (ADD_CACHE_PRETEND|ADD_CACHE_VERBOSE))
-				printf("remove '%s'\n", path);
+				printf(_("remove '%s'\n"), path);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index 0692427cb6..856e7da1f2 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'touch and then add explicitly' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
 
 	(
 		echo "add '\''check'\''" &&