diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index f54f13d984..5a152b0878 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -757,16 +757,16 @@ do
 		# working tree.
 		resolved=
 		git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD -- && {
-			echo "No changes - did you forget to use 'git add'?"
-			echo "If there is nothing left to stage, chances are that something else"
-			echo "already introduced the same changes; you might want to skip this patch."
+			gettext "No changes - did you forget to use 'git add'?
+If there is nothing left to stage, chances are that something else
+already introduced the same changes; you might want to skip this patch."; echo
 			stop_here_user_resolve $this
 		}
 		unmerged=$(git ls-files -u)
 		if test -n "$unmerged"
 		then
-			echo "You still have unmerged paths in your index"
-			echo "did you forget to use 'git add'?"
+			gettext "You still have unmerged paths in your index
+did you forget to use 'git add'?"; echo
 			stop_here_user_resolve $this
 		fi
 		apply_status=0