diff --git a/exec-cmd.c b/exec-cmd.c
index 02d31ee897..4f81f44310 100644
--- a/exec-cmd.c
+++ b/exec-cmd.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int execl_git_cmd(const char *cmd, ...)
 	}
 	va_end(param);
 	if (MAX_ARGS <= argc)
-		return error("too many args to run %s", cmd);
+		return error(_("too many args to run %s"), cmd);
 
 	argv[argc] = NULL;
 	return execv_git_cmd(argv);