diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 38408ec75a..44dc3f6eb1 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ sub is_format_patch_arg {
 		if (defined($format_patch)) {
 			return $format_patch;
 		}
-		die sprintf(__ <<EOF, $f, $f);
+		die sprintf(__(<<EOF), $f, $f);
 File '%s' exists but it could also be the range of commits
 to produce patches for.  Please disambiguate by...
 
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ if ($compose) {
 	my $tpl_in_reply_to = $initial_in_reply_to || '';
 	my $tpl_reply_to = $reply_to || '';
 
-	print $c <<EOT1, Git::prefix_lines("GIT: ", __ <<EOT2), <<EOT3;
+	print $c <<EOT1, Git::prefix_lines("GIT: ", __(<<EOT2)), <<EOT3;
 From $tpl_sender # This line is ignored.
 EOT1
 Lines beginning in "GIT:" will be removed.