diff --git a/convert.c b/convert.c
index 077f5e601e..0ad39b16cc 100644
--- a/convert.c
+++ b/convert.c
@@ -197,17 +197,21 @@ static void check_safe_crlf(const char *path, enum crlf_action crlf_action,
 		 * CRLFs would not be restored by checkout
 		 */
 		if (checksafe == SAFE_CRLF_WARN)
-			warning("CRLF will be replaced by LF in %s.\nThe file will have its original line endings in your working directory.", path);
+			warning(_("CRLF will be replaced by LF in %s.\n"
+				  "The file will have its original line"
+				  " endings in your working directory."), path);
 		else /* i.e. SAFE_CRLF_FAIL */
-			die("CRLF would be replaced by LF in %s.", path);
+			die(_("CRLF would be replaced by LF in %s."), path);
 	} else if (old_stats->lonelf && !new_stats->lonelf ) {
 		/*
 		 * CRLFs would be added by checkout
 		 */
 		if (checksafe == SAFE_CRLF_WARN)
-			warning("LF will be replaced by CRLF in %s.\nThe file will have its original line endings in your working directory.", path);
+			warning(_("LF will be replaced by CRLF in %s.\n"
+				  "The file will have its original line"
+				  " endings in your working directory."), path);
 		else /* i.e. SAFE_CRLF_FAIL */
-			die("LF would be replaced by CRLF in %s", path);
+			die(_("LF would be replaced by CRLF in %s"), path);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t0020-crlf.sh b/t/t0020-crlf.sh
index f94120a894..71350e0657 100755
--- a/t/t0020-crlf.sh
+++ b/t/t0020-crlf.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ test_expect_success 'safecrlf: print warning only once' '
 	git add doublewarn &&
 	git commit -m "nowarn" &&
 	for w in Oh here is CRLFQ in text; do echo $w; done | q_to_cr >doublewarn &&
-	test $(git add doublewarn 2>&1 | grep "CRLF will be replaced by LF" | wc -l) = 1
+	git add doublewarn 2>err &&
+	if test_have_prereq C_LOCALE_OUTPUT
+	then
+		test $(grep "CRLF will be replaced by LF" err | wc -l) = 1
+	fi
 '