diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 2a6de2330b..d129c4adc5 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static char *expand_namespace(const char *raw_namespace)
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/namespaces/%s", (*c)->buf);
 	strbuf_list_free(components);
 	if (check_refname_format(buf.buf, 0))
-		die("bad git namespace path \"%s\"", raw_namespace);
+		die(_("bad git namespace path \"%s\""), raw_namespace);
 	strbuf_addch(&buf, '/');
 	return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ char *get_graft_file(void)
 static void set_git_dir_1(const char *path)
 {
 	if (setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, path, 1))
-		die("could not set GIT_DIR to '%s'", path);
+		die(_("could not set GIT_DIR to '%s'"), path);
 	setup_git_env(path);
 }