diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index d11e6eb531..0572051762 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -934,8 +934,8 @@ static int prune(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct notes_tree *t;
 	int show_only = 0, verbose = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
-		OPT__DRY_RUN(&show_only, "do not remove, show only"),
-		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, "report pruned notes"),
+		OPT__DRY_RUN(&show_only, N_("do not remove, show only")),
+		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, N_("report pruned notes")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};