diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index d4c276cfe9..fb93d63ed1 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		if (!opts->quiet) {
 			if (old->path && advice_detached_head)
 				detach_advice(old->path, new->name);
-			describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
+			describe_detached_head(_("HEAD is now at"), new->commit);
 		}
 	}
 	remove_branch_state();
diff --git a/t/t7201-co.sh b/t/t7201-co.sh
index 1337fa5a22..fb1fe6886c 100755
--- a/t/t7201-co.sh
+++ b/t/t7201-co.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout --merge --conflict=diff3 <branch>' '
 	test_cmp two expect
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD (with advice declined)' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD (with advice declined)' '
 
 	git config advice.detachedHead false &&
 	git checkout -f renamer && git clean -f &&
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD (with advice declined)' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD' '
 	git config advice.detachedHead true &&
 	git checkout -f renamer && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout renamer^ 2>messages &&
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with branchname^' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with branchname^' '
 
 	git checkout -f master && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout renamer^ &&
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with branchname^' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with :/message' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with :/message' '
 
 	git checkout -f master && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout ":/Initial" &&
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with :/message' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with HEAD^0' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with HEAD^0' '
 
 	git checkout -f master && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout HEAD^0 &&