diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 296a6d9cc4..374cb33005 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -949,34 +949,35 @@ int git_parse_ssize_t(const char *value, ssize_t *ret)
 NORETURN
 static void die_bad_number(const char *name, const char *value)
 {
-	const char * error_type = (errno == ERANGE)? _("out of range"):_("invalid unit");
+	const char *error_type = (errno == ERANGE) ?
+		N_("out of range") : N_("invalid unit");
+	const char *bad_numeric = N_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s': %s");
 
 	if (!value)
 		value = "";
 
 	if (!(cf && cf->name))
-		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s': %s"),
-		    value, name, error_type);
+		die(_(bad_numeric), value, name, _(error_type));
 
 	switch (cf->origin_type) {
 	case CONFIG_ORIGIN_BLOB:
 		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s' in blob %s: %s"),
-		    value, name, cf->name, error_type);
+		    value, name, cf->name, _(error_type));
 	case CONFIG_ORIGIN_FILE:
 		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s' in file %s: %s"),
-		    value, name, cf->name, error_type);
+		    value, name, cf->name, _(error_type));
 	case CONFIG_ORIGIN_STDIN:
 		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s' in standard input: %s"),
-		    value, name, error_type);
+		    value, name, _(error_type));
 	case CONFIG_ORIGIN_SUBMODULE_BLOB:
 		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s' in submodule-blob %s: %s"),
-		    value, name, cf->name, error_type);
+		    value, name, cf->name, _(error_type));
 	case CONFIG_ORIGIN_CMDLINE:
 		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s' in command line %s: %s"),
-		    value, name, cf->name, error_type);
+		    value, name, cf->name, _(error_type));
 	default:
 		die(_("bad numeric config value '%s' for '%s' in %s: %s"),
-		    value, name, cf->name, error_type);
+		    value, name, cf->name, _(error_type));
 	}
 }