diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index efce63a4ee..e1917543e4 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -703,7 +703,10 @@ To restore the original branch and stop patching run \"\$cmdline --abort\"."; ec
 		echo "--------------------------"
 		cat "$dotest/final-commit"
 		echo "--------------------------"
-		printf "Apply? [y]es/[n]o/[e]dit/[v]iew patch/[a]ccept all "
+		# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [y], [n], [e], [v] and [a]
+		# in your translation. The program will only accept English
+		# input at this point.
+		gettext "Apply? [y]es/[n]o/[e]dit/[v]iew patch/[a]ccept all "
 		read reply
 		case "$reply" in
 		[yY]*) action=yes ;;