diff --git a/builtin/mktree.c b/builtin/mktree.c
index 4ae1c412d47..f92ba404abd 100644
--- a/builtin/mktree.c
+++ b/builtin/mktree.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void write_tree(unsigned char *sha1)
 }
 
 static const char *mktree_usage[] = {
-	"git mktree [-z] [--missing] [--batch]",
+	N_("git mktree [-z] [--missing] [--batch]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ int cmd_mktree(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	int got_eof = 0;
 
 	const struct option option[] = {
-		OPT_SET_INT('z', NULL, &line_termination, "input is NUL terminated", '\0'),
-		OPT_SET_INT( 0 , "missing", &allow_missing, "allow missing objects", 1),
-		OPT_SET_INT( 0 , "batch", &is_batch_mode, "allow creation of more than one tree", 1),
+		OPT_SET_INT('z', NULL, &line_termination, N_("input is NUL terminated"), '\0'),
+		OPT_SET_INT( 0 , "missing", &allow_missing, N_("allow missing objects"), 1),
+		OPT_SET_INT( 0 , "batch", &is_batch_mode, N_("allow creation of more than one tree"), 1),
 		OPT_END()
 	};