diff --git a/attr.c b/attr.c
index 60d284796d..3770bc1a11 100644
--- a/attr.c
+++ b/attr.c
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ static struct match_attr *parse_attr_line(const char *line, const char *src,
 	if (strlen(ATTRIBUTE_MACRO_PREFIX) < namelen &&
 	    starts_with(name, ATTRIBUTE_MACRO_PREFIX)) {
 		if (!macro_ok) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s not allowed: %s:%d\n",
-				name, src, lineno);
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("%s not allowed: %s:%d"),
+				   name, src, lineno);
 			goto fail_return;
 		}
 		is_macro = 1;