diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index ecc27936904..dcd3e13b67b 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ static int add_pending_commit(const char *arg, struct rev_info *revs, int flags)
 }
 
 static const char * const cherry_usage[] = {
-	"git cherry [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]",
+	N_("git cherry [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ int cmd_cherry(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__ABBREV(&abbrev),
-		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, "be verbose"),
+		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, N_("be verbose")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};