diff --git a/builtin/pack-refs.c b/builtin/pack-refs.c
index 39a9d89fbd..b5a0f88eb8 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-refs.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-refs.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "pack-refs.h"
 
 static char const * const pack_refs_usage[] = {
-	"git pack-refs [options]",
+	N_("git pack-refs [options]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ int cmd_pack_refs(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	unsigned int flags = PACK_REFS_PRUNE;
 	struct option opts[] = {
-		OPT_BIT(0, "all",   &flags, "pack everything", PACK_REFS_ALL),
-		OPT_BIT(0, "prune", &flags, "prune loose refs (default)", PACK_REFS_PRUNE),
+		OPT_BIT(0, "all",   &flags, N_("pack everything"), PACK_REFS_ALL),
+		OPT_BIT(0, "prune", &flags, N_("prune loose refs (default)"), PACK_REFS_PRUNE),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 	if (parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, opts, pack_refs_usage, 0))