diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 722dc3fc54..06bff0b48a 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ int check_ref_type(const struct ref *ref, int flags)
 static void die_initial_contact(int got_at_least_one_head)
 {
 	if (got_at_least_one_head)
-		die("The remote end hung up upon initial contact");
+		die(_("The remote end hung up upon initial contact"));
 	else
-		die("Could not read from remote repository.\n\n"
-		    "Please make sure you have the correct access rights\n"
-		    "and the repository exists.");
+		die(_("Could not read from remote repository.\n\n"
+		      "Please make sure you have the correct access rights\n"
+		      "and the repository exists."));
 }
 
 static void parse_one_symref_info(struct string_list *symref, const char *val, int len)
diff --git a/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh b/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh
index 819b9ddd0f..c23434ba29 100755
--- a/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test_expect_success 'confuses pattern as remote when no remote specified' '
 	# We could just as easily have used "master"; the "*" emphasizes its
 	# role as a pattern.
 	test_must_fail git ls-remote refs*master >actual 2>&1 &&
-	test_cmp exp actual
+	test_i18ncmp exp actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'die with non-2 for wrong repository even with --exit-code' '