diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index 7e7fdcfe54..98c103fa8b 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -754,7 +754,8 @@ static int ask_each_cmd(void)
 		/* Ctrl-D should stop removing files */
 		if (!eof) {
 			qname = quote_path_relative(item->string, NULL, &buf);
-			printf(_("remove %s? "), qname);
+			/* TRANSLATORS: Make sure to keep [y/N] as is */
+			printf(_("Remove %s [y/N]? "), qname);
 			if (strbuf_getline(&confirm, stdin, '\n') != EOF) {
 				strbuf_trim(&confirm);
 			} else {