diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index 91d1b58cb4..6b895f83ed 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static char *get_default_ssh_signing_key(void)
 	n = split_cmdline(key_command, &argv);
 
 	if (n < 0)
-		die("malformed build-time gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand: %s",
+		die(_("malformed build-time gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand: %s"),
 		    split_cmdline_strerror(n));
 
 	strvec_pushv(&ssh_default_key.args, argv);