diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49176822ad..72a3ddaed4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2708,8 +2708,7 @@ XGETTEXT_FLAGS = \
 	--force-po \
 	--add-comments=TRANSLATORS: \
 	--msgid-bugs-address="Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>" \
-	--package-name=Git \
-	--from-code=UTF-8
+	--package-name=Git
 XGETTEXT_FLAGS_C = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=C \
 	--keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --keyword="Q_:1,2"
 XGETTEXT_FLAGS_SH = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=Shell \
@@ -2793,6 +2792,9 @@ po/git.pot: .build/pot/git.header $(LOCALIZED_ALL_GEN_PO) FORCE
 .PHONY: pot
 pot: po/git.pot
 
+.PHONY: check-pot
+check-pot: $(LOCALIZED_ALL_GEN_PO)
+
 ifdef NO_GETTEXT
 POFILES :=
 MOFILES :=
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 2c87ef9364..b97f02eed5 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -3378,7 +3378,7 @@ static int module_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			   N_("reference repository")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "dissociate", &dissociate, N_("borrow the objects from reference repositories")),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "name", &add_data.sm_name, N_("name"),
-			   N_("sets the submodule’s name to the given string "
+			   N_("sets the submodule's name to the given string "
 			      "instead of defaulting to its path")),
 		OPT_INTEGER(0, "depth", &add_data.depth, N_("depth for shallow clones")),
 		OPT_END()
diff --git a/ci/run-static-analysis.sh b/ci/run-static-analysis.sh
index 65bcebda41..0d51e5ce0e 100755
--- a/ci/run-static-analysis.sh
+++ b/ci/run-static-analysis.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ fi
 make hdr-check ||
 exit 1
 
+make check-pot
+
 save_good_tree