diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index e9d8a5a31d..d276681c46 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds)
 			ret = 1;
 		} else {
 			struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-			printf("Deleted %sbranch %s (was %s).\n", remote,
+			printf(_("Deleted %sbranch %s (was %s).\n"), remote,
 			       bname.buf,
 			       find_unique_abbrev(sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s", bname.buf);
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index f308235f5d..940d7ae1fe 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test deleting branch deletes branch config' \
      test -z "$(git config branch.my7.remote)" &&
      test -z "$(git config branch.my7.merge)"'
 
-test_expect_success 'test deleting branch without config' \
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'test deleting branch without config' \
     'git branch my7 s &&
      sha1=$(git rev-parse my7 | cut -c 1-7) &&
      test "$(git branch -d my7 2>&1)" = "Deleted branch my7 (was $sha1)."'