diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 547f5cbcfc..f193aa602a 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ cmd_sync()
 			;;
 		esac
 
-		say "Synchronizing submodule url for '$name'"
+		say "$(eval_gettext "Synchronizing submodule url for '\$name'")"
 		git config submodule."$name".url "$url"
 
 		if test -e "$path"/.git